{"id":105163,"date":"2023-06-01T10:22:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T09:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=105163"},"modified":"2023-06-01T10:22:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T09:22:47","slug":"pdp-can-suspend-expel-wike-says-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/pdp-can-suspend-expel-wike-says-court\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP can suspend, expel Wike says court"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"I_ZkbNhI D_FY W_6D6F\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body\">\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body-content\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div id=\"yiv0651478402\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Federal High Court in Abuja has held that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can either suspend or expel the former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in line with due process.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nJustice James Omotosho stated this in a judgment on the suit by Wike to stop the PDP from either suspending or expelling him without a fair hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The fundamental rights suit marked: FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/139\/2023 was filed before the last general elections.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nJustice Omotosho held that suspending or expelling Wike without the right to defend himself would breach his fundamental rights as enshrined in the Nigerian and PDP constitutions.<\/p>\n<p>The judge held that though the party has the right to suspend or expel its members, it must be legal.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Omotosho further held that although the court will not ordinarily dabble into the internal affairs of any political party, it can be where the right of a member is violated.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nHe noted that rights are enshrined in the Constitution and are sacrosanct, adding: \u201cWhere these rights ought to be enforced, the court will do everything within its reach to ensure this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, as fundamental and sacrosanct these rights are, they are not absolute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The judge held that any party member, who appeared before a disciplinary committee, should be allowed to defend himself, or else any decision taken against such a member shall be null and void.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThis court is convinced that the applicant is entitled to a fair hearing and that the respondent also has the right to discipline its members in accordance with the law.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"H_7jIs D_F ab_C Q_69H5 E_36RhU\" data-test-id=\"toolbar-hover-area\">\n<div class=\"D_F W_6D6F r_BN gl_C\" data-test-id=\"card-toolbar\">\n<div class=\"D_F ab_C en_0 b_Z14vXdP e_3mS2U I_ZkbNhI P_Z1otBpf\">\n<ul class=\"hd_n P_0 H_6D6F M_0 ir3_0 iy_h A_6EqO c1AVi73_6FsP D_F ab_C\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"menubar\" data-test-id=\"navigable-list\">\n<li class=\"G_e p_R\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" role=\"menuitem\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"G_e p_R\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" role=\"menuitem\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"G_e p_R\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" role=\"menuitem\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"G_e p_R\" role=\"menuitem\">\n<div class=\"D_F cdPFi_Z1oI2WW cdPFi4_Z29WjXl\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-test-id=\"popover-container\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal High Court in Abuja has held that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can either suspend or expel the former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in line with due&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":105164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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