The
crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party deepened on Wednesday as one of
its sacked national officers threatend to sue the National Chairman of
the party, Bamangar Tukur, for criminal contempt if he failed to
reinstate him.
The National Auditor of the party, Chief
Bode Mustapaha, who was sacked last Friday, wrote Tukur through his
lawyer to reverse his removal with officers from the South-West.
The party had on Friday sacked Mustapha;
the National Vice-Chairman (South-West), Mr. Segun Oni; and dissolved
its South-West Executive.
The sacked officers are believed to be loyalists of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Mustapha also asked the party to rescind
its decisions to recognise the Adebayo Dayo faction of the PDP in Ogun
State and reverse the sacking of the South-West zonal executive of the
party.
In the letter, Mustapha’s lawyer,
Gboyega Oyewole, said that a criminal contempt would be initiated
against Tukur, if he failed to reverse the decisions.
He said, “It is our fervent hope that
the reversal will be effected to avoid the unpleasant consequences of a
proceeding in criminal contempt, which will be instituted against your
good self before the Court of Appeal among several other options open to
our client.”
He, however, said that he had confidence in Tukur and other members of the PDP National Working Committee.
The letter dated February 18, was received at the national headquarters of the party in Abuja on February 19, 2013.
But in spite of the letter, the PDP went
ahead on Wednesday to swear in the caretaker committee for its South-
West branch. The committee is led by Chief Ishola Filani.
It also swore in Alhaji Adewole Adeyanju to replace Mustapha as the National Auditor.
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