Bakari, through his counsel, C.C Mbalaso, expressed his displeasure on Thursday.
“We challenged the appointment because, by virtue of the PDP Constitution, the National Working Committee lacks the power to appoint a substantive Chairman.
Inuwa Bakari, the Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State, has finally spoken out about why he challenged the appointment of former Special Adviser to Governor Darius Ishaku as the party’s state chairman.
Abubakar Bawa, the party’s state chairman, was recently appointed as Governor Ishaku’s Special Assistant on Political Matters.
“The National Working Committee of the Party in Taraba State is the only body with such powers; we argued it today, and the court adjourned for judgment; we await the Court’s decision.
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“You can remember that with the resignation of the Chairman of the State PDP in the person of the Governor-elect, the Deputy Chairman in line with the Constitution of the PDP assumed office in an Acting capacity
“Bakari had been acting until the Party’s National Working Committee appointed another person to come and serve the remainder of the former Chairman’s tenure, which is why we are in Court.”
J.A Ogbuce, Counsel to the Defendant, responded quickly, stating that his client (Abubakar Bawa) had been duly appointed as a substantive Chairman of the PDP in Taraba State, necessitating the Court’s dismissal of the suit.
The judge, however, adjourned the matter for judgement at a later date to be communicated to the Counsels.
