PDP & ORS
V.
ABUBAKAR

(2007) JELR 48122 (CA)

Court of Appeal 11 Jan 2007 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/A/212/06
Judges:OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria BODE RHODES-VIVOUR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria CHIDI NWAOMA UWA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Chief J.K. Gadzama, SAN (with him, Adebayo Adenipekun, SAN; Chief D. E. Ekan; B. J. Akamolafe; Remi Awe Osho [Mrs.]; M. Igwe; O. A. Balogun [Miss]; Akin Aremu; Mary Ekpere [Miss]; C. I. Nwako; E. J. Gamaliel; H. Odangbi; S. O. Onu; and Abubakar Aliyu) For Appellant R. Tarfa, SAN (with him, Adetunji Oyeyipo, SAN; J. O. Odubela; P. Tarfa [Miss]; R. Okotie Eboh [Miss]; and J. B. Udobang) For Respondent
Other Citations:P.D.P. V. ABUBAKAR (2007) 3 NWLR (Pt.1022) 515 C.A.

UWA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading 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 or the provisions or Section 36( 1) and section 224 o…

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