The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has decried the emergence of Bola Tinubu as the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate as invalid, null and void.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the party’s national publicity secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Saturday.
The PDP based its position on the September 30, 2022 ruling which voided the actions of the Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State as the then APC national caretaker committee chairman.
The ruling party conducted a convention under the leadership of Buni which produced Abdullahi Adamu as the national chairman.
The Adamu-led executive conducted a presidential primary election in June where Tinubu emerged the flagbearer.
However, the PDP views Buni’s action as a serving governor and caretaker committee chairman as a breach of section 183 of the constitution.
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The opposition party cited Section 183 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 Constitution (as amended), which indicates that a “state governor “shall not, during the period when he holds office, hold any other executive office or paid employment in any capacity whatsoever”.
The PDP said, “The import of the September 30, 2022 judgment of the Federal High Court is that every decision made by Governor Mai Mala Buni as Chairman of the APC is null and void as you cannot place something on nothing and expect it to stand,” the statement reads.
“Consequently, the Congresses as well as the National Convention which produced APC Excos including the Sen. Adamu Abdullahi-led NWC is void.
“In effect, the primaries and Presidential Convention conducted by the Sen. Adamu Abdullahi-led NWC, including the nomination of Sen. Ahmed Bola Tinubu as Presidential Candidate of the APC is invalid, null, and void ab-initio.”
Source: Dailypost
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