PDP faction warns in opposition to takeover of nationwide secretariat, cautions expelled members

Peoples Democratic Party loyal to the Tanimu Turaki-led faction has raised an alert over the potential occupation of its Nationwide Secretariat and different occasion properties by expelled members, warning that any such try can be unlawful and met with sturdy authorized motion.

In a Friday assertion signed by the occasion’s Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the PDP stated it had been “notified of the intention of some expelled members of our occasion to both forcibly or in connivance with safety forces acquire entry to and occupy our Nationwide Secretariat and different occasion property.”

To stop any illegal motion, the occasion revealed that it has formally reached out to legislation enforcement authorities.

“We have now written to the Inspector Basic of @PoliceNG and the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command reminding them that the secretariat remains to be a res earlier than the Federal Excessive Courtroom, Abuja, and the Courtroom of Appeal,” the assertion learn.

The PDP emphasised that any try and occupy the secretariat would represent a violation of authorized rules.

“Any try and enter and occupy these property shall be a resort to self-help and an affront to the time-tested precept of legislation that events who’ve submitted to the jurisdiction of courts shouldn’t act in methods that can render worthless the powers of the Courtroom,” the assertion warned.

The occasion famous that the case, at present earlier than Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, was instituted by the expelled members themselves, and that “they can’t resort to self-help till judgment is delivered within the matter.”

Highlighting the position of the police within the matter, the PDP cautioned: “This assertion serves to remind all of the dramatis personae, particularly the Police Drive, which is a celebration on document within the stated matter, that any motion taken to grant entry to anyone, pending the dedication of the swimsuit, is a contempt of the court docket.”

The assertion concluded with a agency dedication to defending its property.

“We guarantee that we’ll deploy all authorized means to defend our property from trespass.

“Accountability for any damage to individuals or injury to property arising therefrom needs to be positioned solely on the aggressors and their safety collaborators,” Ememobong added.