Kogi PDP: Hon. Muhammad Sani Gambo Calls Out PDP Gov’s Forum Chairman, Bala Mohammed, Nat’l Chairman, Amb. Umar Iliya Damagum To Intervene.
… Says Case of Contempt, Disobedience of Court Order establish, Wants Justice to Prevail.
Hon. Muhammad Sani Gambo the runner up in the last August 31 PDP Chairmanship election has called on the Governor of Bauchi State and Chairman, PDP Governor’s Forum to intervene in the Kogi PDP matter, insisting that he ought to have since been sworn in as the State PDP Chairman.
Hon. Muhammad also adds that the PDP National Chairman, Amb. Umar Iliya Damagum needs to be aware that Hon. Enemona Anyebe was barred from contesting the 31st August, 2024 PDP State Congress, pointing out that another High Court on 18th February , 2025 has further affirmed his non qualification to contest in the Congress.
Hon. Muhammad described the injustice meted out to him as one too much, urge all the PDP National Assembly Members, Leaders of Kogi PDP and Nigerians of goodwill to come to his aid, maintaining that he is the duly elected Chairman of the State PDP.
According to Hon. Muhammed, “as at 31st August 31, 2024, there was a valid order of the Court that debarred Enemona Anyebe from contesting the PDP State Congress as Chairman”.
He said that the judgement is without ambiguity, said the court was clear that Enemona Anyebe was not supposed to be part of the process because of the valid order of the court that was not vacated.
He said the judgement of the Lokoja High Court on February 18th was clear and explicit having granted that the case of contempt brought before it was confirmed.
According to Hon. Muhammad, ” Since in the wisdom of the Lokoja High Court that declared that the participation of Enemona Anyebe in that said Congress was null and void”, called on the PDP Chairman Governor’s Forum, Chairman of the National PDP, Leaders of the party as well as well meaning Nigerians to intervene and let justice prevail.
“I call on Gov. Bala Mohammed, the National leadership of the PDP to ensure that my Inauguration is done without further delay as Justice delayed is justice denied”.
“Your Excellency, Gov. Bala Mohammed, the court has ruled that Enemona’s participation is illegal, null and void. therefore, it behooves on the Chairman Governor’s Forum, Amb. Damagun as Chairman, Members of the National Working Committee and National leadership of the PDP to swear me in as the duly elected Chairman of the State PDP”.
” This is because as at the time of the August 31st Kogi State PDP Congress, there was a valid order of the court that restrained the purported winner from participating. Having finished runner up, I Urge the leadership of our party to immediately inaugurate me as the duly elected Chairman of the State PDP”.
” Your Excellency, there is the need for the enforcement of discipline in our Party. Your Excellency, kindly ensure that disobedience of Court Order on contempt is not permitted, particularly that the Judiciary in a democracy remains the bastion of the sanctity of the people and democratic norms, remains sacrosanct. The issues raised and affirmed by the Court is constitutional. There can not be the PDP without Nigeria”.
“It is the height of injustice for the PDP not to still swear me in as the duly elected Chairman of the party, because I’m the only valid contestant in that election”.
I, Mohammed Sani Gambo is the winner of the State PDP Congress by virtue of my being runner up based on the various judgment as delivered On 18th February, 2025, by Justice Yahaya Adamu of the State High Court where he declared as follows: “The 7th respondents, Enemona Anyebe’s participation in the PDP State Congress of 31/08/2024 is illegal, null and void, hence his purported declaration by PDP as elected official is null and void”.
” Your Excellency, recalled that In suit no: HC/OKP/8/2024, Motion No:HC/OKO/55M/2024, the Court on 31st day of July, 2024 made an order against Enemona Anyebe and the respondents from 1-7, for are bound to obey”.
“Therefore the 31st August, 2024 PDP election was an election I won since the person so declared was not fit and qualified to contest as contained in the Judgment”.
“I am therefore using this medium to call on the Governor’s Forum Chairman, National Chairman, National Working Committee, Leadership of Kogi PDP, to allow for Justice prevail and stop Hon. Enemona Anyebe from performing or carrying out any function as Chairman”.
” I have been patient for this long. Permit me to State that having been pushed to the wall, I may be forced to set up and run a parallel Leadership as this will enable me reposition our party for total victory in the coming years”.
” Let me add that no appellate court order had set aside the orders made on 31st July, 2024 with suit no HC/OKP/54/2024 which barred Enemona Anyebe from contesting. This order was later reaffirmed by the judgement of contempt by the High Court on February 18th, 2025.
I, urge the Governor’s Chairman, National Chairman that by virtue of the various judgment, it is clear the 7th respondent, cannot, should not be parading himself nor recognized as Chairman. Rather, I’m by virtue of my being the only valid contestant in that election, the State Chairman, Kogi PDP and should be sworn in immediately.
Signed
Hon. Muhammad Sani Gambo.
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(1) The National Chairman, People’s Democratic Party, Abuja.
(2) The Chairman of PDP Governor’s Forum
(3) The PDP National Assembly Members, Abuja.
(4) Leaders of Kogi PDP at all levels.