Court Restrains PDP From Conducting Congress In Rivers
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has on Tuesday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from conducting its forthcoming Congress in the state, billed for July 27, 2024.
The court presided over by Justice Sobere Biambo, issued the interim order against the PDP, it’s National Chairman, Financial Secretary and National Organising Secretary, who are defendants in the suit after hearing the submission of the applicants’ counsel, Eberechi Adiele, Esq. (SAN).
The applicants in the suit marked PHC/2282/CS/2024, includes; Hon. David Chinedu Omereji, Hon. Prince Solomon Abel Eke, Isoboye Tobin, Goddy Manfred Pepple, Okuah Precious Chigozirim and Hon. Orolosama Peter Amachree.
Others are; GoodFriday Nweke, Alfred Letem, Hon. Wechie Ndubisi Raymond, Mrs. Eberie Michael and Hon. Ogenma Idalunimulu.
The applicants in an originating summons and a motion ex parte, urged the court to restrain the defendants or their proxies from carrying out the party’s congress in Rivers State.
A Certified True Copy of the court’s order, sighted by our Correspondent on reads: “That an order of at interim order of injunction be and is hereby issued restraining the defendants and each of them, either by themselves servant, agents, assigns or otherwise howsoever from holding or carrying out the People Democratic Party (PDP) Congress in Rivers State scheduled to hold in Rivers State on the 27th day of July, 2024 or be rescheduled to he held on any other date or any other location pending the determination of the notion on notice already filed.
“That an order interim is hereby issued stopping or suspending the People Democratic Party (PDP) Congress in Rivers State scheduled to hold in Rivers State on the 27th July, 2024 or to be held on any other date or any other location pending the determination of the motion on notice already filed.
“That an order interim is hereby issued restraining the defendants by themselves, servants, agents or otherwise howsoever, from taking any decision or giving any directive to further extend howsoever the already expired tenure of the last State, Local Government and Ward Executive Officers of the People Democratic Party(PDP) in Rivers State.”
Justice Biambo, however adjourned the matter to July 19, 2024 for hearing.
