The Comrade Gambo group said the Comrade Johnson-led CWC is accused of intimidation by disqualifying eligible candidates on the day of branch election of the Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF). In a court summon obtained from the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, Comrade Gambo and other 10 PENGASSAN members, alleged that the Comrade Johnson-led CWC and its agents at the PENGASSAN Kaduna Zone for upholding an illegal suspension of Comrade Gambo. The group faulted the suspension of Comrade Seyi Gambo, who was then the PENGASSAN National PRO and by inference a member of the CWC, by the PEF Branch Chairman, Comrade Aminu Modibo. Comrade Modibo suspended Comrade Gambo two months before the June 2014 PENGASSAN National Delegates Conference/Election where Comrade Gambo contested the Presidency of PENGASSAN against Comrade Johnson and lost. The group wants the court to determine if the suspension is not in breach of Section 31.3 of the PENGASSAN Constitution which states that, “The CWC can discipline any of its members in line with the Disciplinary Code and Procedure in Schedule 2;” and Section 2.4.2 of the same Schedule 2 that “In addition to the procedure outlined in Schedule 2.2, the NEC-is-Session shall consider the report of the Grievances and Disciplinary Committee (GDC) and vote if necessary to remove from office a National Officer by a two third majority of NEC members.” The plaintiff also sought to know the constitutional grounds the Senior Assistant General Secretary, Comrade Wale Ajayi, who is in charge of the PENGASSAN Kaduna Zone and the CWC representative at the election, used to extend the tenure of the immediate past executive in office beyond their constitutionally stipulated term in office. They noted that this is against Section 19.1 of the Constitution, which states, “All elected officers of the association shall hold office for one term of three years or part thereof. At the end of a term of three years or part thereof, they may be re-elected into the same or any other office.” A source in PENGASSAN said members in PEF have been complaining against the PEF Branch Executive Committee led by Comrade Aminu for undermining PENGASSAN constitution for not holding a bye election when there were vacancies in the local branch as required by the constitution.]]>