The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called an emergency national caucus meeting of the party.
Named the ‘Expanded Caucus Meeting’, the party is expected to use the occasion to get the support of its members to seek redress in court over the outcome of the presidential election.
The meeting, which will at the party secretariat in Abuja on Monday (today), will be presided over by the PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus.
Secondus, though confirmed the meeting in an interview newsmen in Abuja.
However, inside sources said the NWC would brief the members about the outcome of the presidential and National Assembly elections.
It is also expected to deliberate on the forthcoming governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections scheduled for March 9.
A source close to the party said, “We will deliberate on what happened on February 23 across the country and also hear from our agents.
“We will also expect our presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to brief us. The party will back him on his decision to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress in court over the outcome of the rigged election.
“We will also discuss Saturday’s governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections.”
Meanwhile, the lawyer leading Atiku’s legal team to the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, Mr Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), said on Sunday that work had begun on the PDP presidential candidate’s petition and would be filed as soon as possible.
Asked when the petition was likely to be filed, Uzouwku said, “All I can tell you for now is that we are already working on it and we would file it as soon as it is ready.
“Don’t forget this is a presidential election that covers all Nigeria. This is not a governorship, House of Representatives or senatorial election. We are talking about the whole of Nigeria.”
