Again, Another Court Of Coordinate Jurisdiction Bars Secondus From Acting As PDP National Chairman While Seeking Re-Election

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis took another
interesting turn late last night as a high court sitting in cross
river state bars the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, from acting as the National
Chairman of the Party.

Granting an interim order in the suit No HC/240/2021, the court
restrained him from assuming the office of National Chairman of the
2nd Defendant, while seeking re-election to the office of the
National Chairman of the 2nd Defendant pending the hearing and
determination of the motion on notice.

According to the Order signed by the Registrar Ekei. E.Kooffreh
issued on Friday and sighted by TheNigerialawyer(TNL), the court
further restrained Secondus from presiding over the National
Executive Committee meeting of the 2nd Defendant scheduled to hold
on Saturday, the 28th of August, 2021, or any subsequent meeting of
the National Executive Committee of the PDP and from presiding over
any meeting of the organ of the PDP or attending any such meetings
or functions in the capacity of National Chairman of the party or
in any other manner or form attempting to forcefully gain entrance
Into any such meetings or into any premises of the PDP as the
National Chairman of the Party pending the hearing and
determination of the motion on notice.

“An ORDER OF INTERM INJUNCTION restraining the 1st Defendant
from acting or purporting to act or to parade himself in any manner
howsoever as the National Chairman of the 2nd Defendant having been
restrained from doing so by a court of competent jurisdiction
pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.”

The motion ex parte was filed by Enang Kanum Wani while the
second Defendant in this suit is the People Democratic
Party(PDP).

Nairalaw, had reported that Justice Nusirat. I. Umar, a
vacation Judge of the Kebbi State High court on Thursday restored
Uche Secondus as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), barely three days after the River State High Court
issued an ex parte order suspending him from office on Monday.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis took another
interesting turn late last night as a high court sitting in cross
river state bars the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, from acting as the National
Chairman of the Party.

Granting an interim order in the suit No HC/240/2021, the court
restrained him from assuming the office of National Chairman of the
2nd Defendant, while seeking re-election to the office of the
National Chairman of the 2nd Defendant pending the hearing and
determination of the motion on notice.

According to the Order signed by the Registrar Ekei. E.Kooffreh
issued on Friday and sighted by TheNigerialawyer(TNL), the court
further restrained Secondus from presiding over the National
Executive Committee meeting of the 2nd Defendant scheduled to hold
on Saturday, the 28th of August, 2021, or any subsequent meeting of
the National Executive Committee of the PDP and from presiding over
any meeting of the organ of the PDP or attending any such meetings
or functions in the capacity of National Chairman of the party or
in any other manner or form attempting to forcefully gain entrance
Into any such meetings or into any premises of the PDP as the
National Chairman of the Party pending the hearing and
determination of the motion on notice.

“An ORDER OF INTERM INJUNCTION restraining the 1st Defendant
from acting or purporting to act or to parade himself in any manner
howsoever as the National Chairman of the 2nd Defendant having been
restrained from doing so by a court of competent jurisdiction
pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.”

The motion ex parte was filed by Enang Kanum Wani while the
second Defendant in this suit is the People Democratic
Party(PDP).

Nairalaw, had reported that Justice Nusirat. I. Umar, a
vacation Judge of the Kebbi State High court on Thursday restored
Uche Secondus as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), barely three days after the River State High Court
issued an ex parte order suspending him from office on Monday.