The Zamfara state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has absolved the judiciary of any blame on the judgement delivered by the Court.
Rather than apportioning blame on the judiciary, the party, as observed by The Trumpet, has viewed the wrangling in the party which led to the qualification of its governorship primary as self-inflicted injury.
The State Coalition of PDP Elders in the state, who made the above observation while reacting to the recent Federal High ruling, expressed sadness that the much-desired justice and fairness have eluded the party following the self-centeredness of some of the party’s members.
Led by its chairman, Alhaji Musa Umar, the elders said “because of lack of unity, fairness and justice to the majority of PDP supporters, ignored and abandoned by the party’s embattled gubernatorial candidate, Dauda Lawal Dare and some leaders of the party in Abuja” the party in the state lost its chances of forming the next government in the state level.
The Coalition described Justice Aminu Bappa’s pronouncement on the matter that, the PDP can not field a governorship candidate for the 2023 general election in Zamfara State as a self-inflicted injury because of lack of unity, fairness and justice to the majority of PDP supporters, ignored and abandoned by the party’s embattled gubernatorial candidate, Dauda Lawal Dare and some leaders of the part.
The leadership of the Coalition was also observed to have also blamed a few elements in the party who were working hand in glove with Dare, to thwart all reconciliatory efforts and cohesion towards unity in the party at the state level.
It would be recalled that Justice Aminu Bappa while delivering his judgement on Tuesday nullified the PDP governorship primary election in Zamfara State and held that PDP will not field any candidate for the 2023 governorship election in the State.
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In his ruling, he noted that the party failed to fulfil the requirements of Section 82 (1) of the Electoral Act 2022, by not notifying the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) 21 days before the primary election and other governorship aspirants seven days before the date of the election.
Section 82(1) of the Electoral Act says “Every registered political party shall give the commission at least 21 days’ notice of any convention, Congress, conference or meeting convened for the purpose of “merger” and electing members of its executive committees, other governing bodies or nominating candidates for any elective offices specified under this Act.”
The Elders also traced the misfortune trailing the party and its governorship candidate to the events that led to the annulment of the first and second governorship primary elections, where he claimed stakeholders wrote to the PDP National Secretariat, seeking their attention on the need for reconciliation within the party before the conduct of the congress.
Part of the statement reads “as a stakeholder, our group can confirm to you that, the majority of delegates from Gummi, Zurmi, Talata Mafara, Bukuyum and Anka local government areas, were nowhere at the congress venue whereas, results were announced.
They beckoned to the National party chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu to find time out of his tight schedule and correct the anomalies, adding that “we had earlier raised, to restore unity and cohesion in the party.”
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