A Federal High Court in Abuja, has struck out a suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise and publish the Kabiru Turaki-led interim National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Salim Ibrahim ruled that the plaintiffs, led by the Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, lacked the legal standing to institute the suit.
The court consequently struck out the case for want of jurisdiction.
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Justice Ibrahim upheld the preliminary objection filed by INEC and sustained similar objections raised by parties seeking to be joined in the matter.
According to the court, the plaintiffs failed to establish that INEC had recognised the purported interim NWC or that they possessed the legal authority to institute the action on behalf of the PDP.
The ruling represents a setback for supporters of the Kabiru Turaki-led interim leadership, who had sought a court order compelling the electoral umpire to formally recognise and publish the committee.
Further details are expected as proceedings continue.
