PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) COL. AHMADU ALI (RTD) (NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY) CHIEF OJO MADUEKWE (NATIONAL SECRETARY, PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY) V. ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR

UWA JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This appeal arose from an interlocutory decision of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Gwagwalada, Abuja delivered on the 31st day of October, 2006.

The respondent commenced the suit at the High Court of the FCT, Gwagwalada Division, Abuja (hereafter called the trial court) with an originating summons dated and filed on the 4th day of October, 2006 wherein he set out the issues for determination by the trial court in paragraphs (i) - (v) contained in pages 1 - 2 of the printed records. The respondent subsequently sought the reliefs for determination of issues formulated in the paragraphs above, the reliefs are as follows: “i. A declaration that the suspension of the plaintiff by the National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic

Party (PDP) for 3 months at the National Executive Committee meeting of Thursday, the 28th of September, 2006 is in total violation of the provisions of section 36(1) and section 224 of the Con…