Court Restrains Secondus From Acting As PDP National Chairman

A High Court in Rivers State has granted an interim order
restraining Mr Uche Secondus from parading or acting as the
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Justice Okogbule Gbasam of the Degema Division of the Rivers
State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt gave the order on
Monday.

The development followed a suit No: PHC/2183/CS/2021 filed by
Ibeawuchi Ernest Alex, Dennis Nna Amadi, Emmanuel Stephen and
Umezirike Onucha against Uche Secondus (1st defendant) and the PDP
(2nd defendant).

The judge, after reading the affidavit in support of the motion
of ex parte as well as the written address, and after hearing the
submission of H.A. Bello, Counsel to the Applicants, granted the
interim injunction barring Secondus from parading as the National
Chairman, PDP.

The order read: “An order restraining the 1st Defendant from
parading himself as member of the 2nd Defendant or the National
Chairman of the Defendant or performing the functions of national
chairman of the 2nd defendant or calling, attending or presiding
over any meeting of the 2nd defendant or any committee of the 2nd
defendant at the Ward, Local Government or State level or calling
for any Ward, Local Government or State Congress of the 2nd
defendant or setting up committees for such Congresses or
participating in any activity of the 2nd defendant whatsoever
whilst on suspension as a member of the 2nd defendant pending the
hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory
injunction.”

The judge further granted leave to serve, by substituted, means
the originating summons, motion on notice, all orders made by the
court and all subsequent processes on the respondent by pasting
same on his gate at No.1 William Jumbo Street, Old G.R.A Port
Harcourt.

The judge also granted leave to serve by substituted means
orders made by the court on the respondents by publishing same in
the Nation Newspaper.

A High Court in Rivers State has granted an interim order
restraining Mr Uche Secondus from parading or acting as the
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Justice Okogbule Gbasam of the Degema Division of the Rivers
State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt gave the order on
Monday.

The development followed a suit No: PHC/2183/CS/2021 filed by
Ibeawuchi Ernest Alex, Dennis Nna Amadi, Emmanuel Stephen and
Umezirike Onucha against Uche Secondus (1st defendant) and the PDP
(2nd defendant).

The judge, after reading the affidavit in support of the motion
of ex parte as well as the written address, and after hearing the
submission of H.A. Bello, Counsel to the Applicants, granted the
interim injunction barring Secondus from parading as the National
Chairman, PDP.

The order read: “An order restraining the 1st Defendant from
parading himself as member of the 2nd Defendant or the National
Chairman of the Defendant or performing the functions of national
chairman of the 2nd defendant or calling, attending or presiding
over any meeting of the 2nd defendant or any committee of the 2nd
defendant at the Ward, Local Government or State level or calling
for any Ward, Local Government or State Congress of the 2nd
defendant or setting up committees for such Congresses or
participating in any activity of the 2nd defendant whatsoever
whilst on suspension as a member of the 2nd defendant pending the
hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory
injunction.”

The judge further granted leave to serve, by substituted, means
the originating summons, motion on notice, all orders made by the
court and all subsequent processes on the respondent by pasting
same on his gate at No.1 William Jumbo Street, Old G.R.A Port
Harcourt.

The judge also granted leave to serve by substituted means
orders made by the court on the respondents by publishing same in
the Nation Newspaper.