A Katsina State High Court has dismissed a lawsuit seeking the removal of Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The suit was filed by a party member, Ibrahim Musa, who argued that Damagum’s appointment violated the PDP’s constitutional provisions, as he replaced Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, who hails from the North-central zone.
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Musa contended that Ayu’s successor should also come from the North-central geopolitical zone.
However, in a ruling on Wednesday, Justice Abdullahi Bawa-Faskari struck out the case, citing it as an internal party matter over which the court had no jurisdiction.
He upheld the preliminary objections raised by the defense, stating that the issue was not justiciable because it fell entirely within the party’s internal affairs.
Isaac Nwachukwu, counsel for the respondent, praised the court’s decision, emphasizing that the suit lacked merit and the court had no grounds to hear it.
On the other hand, the plaintiff’s lawyer, Abdullahi Abdulkadir, expressed his intent to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal after reviewing the judgment.
