The Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared the Abuja Federal High Court’s ruling on the suit against former President Goodluck Jonathan a welcome development.
NPO earlier Reported the court had dismissed the suit challenging Jonathan’s eligibility to contest in the 2027 Presidential Election while slamming N100 fine against the plaintiff,
Reacting to the development in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the Turaki-led PDP faction described the court’s judgement as a clear alignment with the law and common sense.
The party labelled the suit as an unnecessary distraction and gross abuse of court processes.
“The Peoples Democratic Party has welcomed the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, which held that President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest for the Presidency, despite having previously sworn to the oath of office of the President twice.
“This judgment is clearly in alignment with the law and common sense, as laws cannot have a retroactive or retrospective effect.
‘The suit, which, for all intents and purposes, was vexatious and a gross abuse of court processes, was a very unnecessary distraction that ought not to have been instituted in the first instance.” The statement partly read.
The PDP faction also expressed delight with the fine imposed on the plaintiff, stressing that it will serve as a deterrent to those intending to derail democracy.
The party reaffirmed its clearance of Jonathan to contest in the primaries slated to hold on the 28th of May.
”The punitive cost against the plaintiff is also very much welcomed, to serve as a deterrent to intending busybodies and irritants, who make themselves available for use by those seeking to derail democracy.
‘This development, coupled with the screening waiver that our party had granted President Goodluck Jonathan, has made the pathway for his presidential rescue mission totally unfettered, especially as the primaries of the party to select all its candidates will hold on May 28, 2026.’ The statement read further.