PDP suspends Bamanga Tukur

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Bamanga Tukur, its former chairman, citing his involvement in “anti-party activities”.

Tukur had gone to court to challenge the party’s leadership over his resignation, saying he was forced out of office and demanding his reinstatement.

But on Thursday, he got a suspension for his efforts.

“The national working committee of the Peoples Democratic (PDP) at its 395th meeting held on December 3, 2014, reviewed recent national
developments as they affect the party,” Victor Kwon, the national legal adviser of the PDP, said.

“Among others, the NWC deliberated on the court case instituted against the national chairman of the party, Ahmed Adamu Mu’azu by the former national chairman Bamanga Tukur.

“The NWC reasoned that for instituting a claim and counter claim in suit FHC/ABJ /821/2014; Gurin vs PDP & 3 others without first exploring and exhausting the party’s internal mechanism of redress and for attempting to stop the forthcoming national convention to nominate the party’s presidential candidate as well as regularise the position of the national chairman and other members of the national working committee is unacceptable.

“The NWC hereby suspends Bamanga Tukur and Aliyu Abuba Gurin for one month and refers them to the national disciplinary committee for
infringing on section 58(1)(a)( b)( h)( l) of the PDP constitution 2012( as amended).”