The Adebayo Dayo-led executive committee of the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dragged the national executive of the party to the Federal High Court, Abuja, challenging its powers to dissolve the committee. The suit, which was instituted by Chief Adebayo Dayo and Semiu Sodipo on behalf of themselves and the Ogun State Executive committee of the PDP, has the PDP, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Elder Yemi Akinwonmi as the first, second and third defendant respectively. The plaintiffs are also praying the court to replace Akinwonmi, who was elected Deputy National Chairman (South) of the PDP at its National Convention on December 9, with Honourable Segun Seriki. The former National Caretaker Committee of the party, led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi, had dissolved the executive committee in August and replaced it with a caretaker committee. The Dayo-led exco wants the court to determine whether the national leadership of the party has the powers to dissolve the state executive committee when its tenure has not expired.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 26, 2017 18:45 UTC