Atiku’s ex-aide, Sowunmi drags PDP NWC to court for failing to convene NEC meeting

Segun Sowunmi, a former spokesman of ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has dragged the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to court for refusing to convene a National Executive Council, NEC, meeting.

Sowunmi filed the case at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.

Listed as respondents in the suit numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/ T024 are the PDP, the party’s acting national chairman, Iliya Damagum, national secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, National Organising Sec., Umar Bature, National Auditor, Okechukwu Daniel, National Treasurer, Ahmed Yayari, and National Youth leader, Muhammed Kadade.

The national officers were sued in their capacity as officers of the PDP, and on behalf of the National Executive Committee/National Working Committee of the party.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was also listed as a respondent in the suit.