Jurisdiction: Court fixes Oct. 10 for ruling on PDP faction's suit

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(Nigeria) A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday fixed October 10 to rule on whether or not it had jurisdiction to hear a suit by the Alhaji Kawu Baraje's faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Justice Oludotun Adefope-Okojie fixed the date after hearing arguments filed by parties on the preliminary notice of objection to the suit.
The action had filed the suit against the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on September 1.
The other claimants in the suit are -- Dr Sam Jaja and Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola.
The faction had asked the court for an interlocutory injunction restraining Tukur and three others from parading themselves as PDP National Executive Committee members.
Other defendants in the case are -- Mr Uche Secondus, Deputy National Chairman; Dr Kema Chikwe, Women Leader and Mr Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary.
The defendants had on September 18 asked the court to strike out the suit for want of jurisdiction.
They had also argued that the writs of summons did not comply with the mandatory requirements of Section 97 of the Sheriff and Civil Process Act because they were not endorsed.

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