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The 37 state party chairmen of the Social Democratic Party, including that of the Federal Capital Territory have rejected the Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf-led court order which declared Prof. Jerry Gana as the presidential candidate of the party.

An FCT High Court had on Friday declared Gana the winner of the presidential primary of the SDP conducted on October 6, over alleged violation of the party’s constitution.

Specifically, the court ruled that SDP’s National Chairman, Chief Olu Falae, and the presidential candidate, Mr Donald Duke, are from the southern part of the country.

Duke had won the October 6 primary with 812 votes, while Gana polled 611, but the former Minister of Information had approached the court to declare him the winner on the grounds of zoning and rotation formula contained in the party’s constitution.

But chairmen, in a statement tly issued on Saturday by its Forum’s Chairman, Oke Idawene and Secretary, Abubakar Dogara, insisted that the embattled Duke remained the presidential candidate of the party for the 2019 election.

The chairmen said the court’s ruling was an act of gross injustice, unconstitutional, null and void, adding that it will not see the light of the day.

The statement read, “The party shall abide by the unanimous decision taken by the party’s delegates and the mandates of the 36 state chapters and the FCT when they convincingly and overwhelmingly voted for Mr. Donald Duke in the October 6, 2018, national presidential primaries of the party.

“The mandate given to Donald Duke as the party’s presidential candidate is sacred, supreme and so remained sacrosanct as the will and ultimate decision of party and leadership which no court can abort.”

The Forum said it would use all available legal and judicial processes to protect its mandate and ensure that the will of the people prevailed.

“We wish to use this medium to assure the general public, especially party to remain calm and steadfast in their and goodwill for the party and its presidential candidate towards the actualisation of the vision of the Party to rescue Nigeria through the 2019 General elections.

“The SDP is working within the ambiance of the law to vacate the order of the Abuja court where Prof Gana is trying to pervert and arrest justice through his unlawful claims.

“Against this backdrop, our legal team has filed an appeal against the order of the High Court at the Appeal Court in Abuja. Therefore, we want to appeal to all party across the country to continue with their party activities and campaigns with utmost decorum, decency, and orderliness,” the forum explains.

Source: https://punchng.com/37-sdp-chairmen-reject-gana-fault-ruling/

This country na jungle

If we continue like this in the next few years

Court order go be nothing

it's already late for all these changing,,,, what do I know,, they will still lose so its of no use

Gana is the Sheriff of SDP

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daymorela:
The 37 state party chairmen of the Social Democratic Party, including that of the Federal Capital Territory have rejected the Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf-led court order which declared Prof. Jerry Gana as the presidential candidate of the party.

An FCT High Court had on Friday declared Gana the winner of the presidential primary of the SDP conducted on October 6, over alleged violation of the party’s constitution.

Specifically, the court ruled that SDP’s National Chairman, Chief Olu Falae, and the presidential candidate, Mr Donald Duke, are from the southern part of the country.

Duke had won the October 6 primary with 812 votes, while Gana polled 611, but the former Minister of Information had approached the court to declare him the winner on the grounds of zoning and rotation formula contained in the party’s constitution.

But chairmen, in a statement tly issued on Saturday by its Forum’s Chairman, Oke Idawene and Secretary, Abubakar Dogara, insisted that the embattled Duke remained the presidential candidate of the party for the 2019 election.

The chairmen said the court’s ruling was an act of gross injustice, unconstitutional, null and void, adding that it will not see the light of the day.

The statement read, “The party shall abide by the unanimous decision taken by the party’s delegates and the mandates of the 36 state chapters and the FCT when they convincingly and overwhelmingly voted for Mr. Donald Duke in the October 6, 2018, national presidential primaries of the party.

“The mandate given to Donald Duke as the party’s presidential candidate is sacred, supreme and so remained sacrosanct as the will and ultimate decision of party and leadership which no court can abort.”

The Forum said it would use all available legal and judicial processes to protect its mandate and ensure that the will of the people prevailed.

“We wish to use this medium to assure the general public, especially party to remain calm and steadfast in their and goodwill for the party and its presidential candidate towards the actualisation of the vision of the Party to rescue Nigeria through the 2019 General elections.

“The SDP is working within the ambiance of the law to vacate the order of the Abuja court where Prof Gana is trying to pervert and arrest justice through his unlawful claims.

“Against this backdrop, our legal team has filed an appeal against the order of the High Court at the Appeal Court in Abuja. Therefore, we want to appeal to all party across the country to continue with their party activities and campaigns with utmost decorum, decency, and orderliness,” the forum explains.

Source: https://punchng.com/37-sdp-chairmen-reject-gana-fault-ruling/

Most of them seeing no hope with their aspirations in the PDP moved their camps to SDP. The same demons chasing them continue still. They all need deliverance.

Some people blame this on Buharii

is SDP a political party in Nigeria

as far as am concerned any other political party asides from

APC AND PDP

can be called a HOUSE FELLOWSHIP meeting

they'll only waste their time and money and still END the same way

I think going against court judgement should be seen as a capital offence, I see the military striking again in Nigeria even though it won't be a successful coup but blood of Nigerian politicians and their families will flow

Mrbaz1:
Some people blame this on Buharii

Of course, if Buhari is doing well, there will be no need for all this problem.

It's actually gross injustice. How will someone win a election and you will give the ticket to another on grounds of zoning. Why didn't they screen donald Duke out if that was the case?

Why on earth should Jerry Gana think he can attain 3rd position knowing fully well that 1st & 2nd lies between Apc & Pdp

Kindly follow this link and do not hesitate to help. Nothing, absolutely nothing is small.


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Make him go rest. I mean baba n Ghana. Abi he want to spoil market for SDP ni. Miracle de le shele ki SDP lo gbegba oroke....

I blame donald duke for all these rubbish his suffering!
he should have stayed in a national party; not this committe of hungry men!

...nothing is ever straight forward in nigeria...

and las las them go still lose

smh

BafanaBafana:
It's actually gross injustice. How will someone win a election and you will give the ticket to another on grounds of zoning. Why didn't they screen donald Duke out if that was the case?

'cause he was loaded prof. was originally meant to be the party candidate but when the money monger came every thing changed! It good to be loaded!

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TOSIN116:
'cause he was loaded prof. was originally meant to be the party candidate but when the money monger came every thing changed! It good to be loaded!

I see. Donald Duke has never been a fan of zoning anyway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv0YcypN14w