The Federal High Court in Abuja, has restrained the Department of State Service, DSS, Police, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and seven others from stopping the conduct of ward, local governments and state congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Rivers State.
The scheduled congresses are to elect new party officials that will run the affairs of the PDP at the wards, LGs and state levels in Rivers State. The congresses are to also elect adhoc and national delegates as specified in the constitution, guidelines, adjusted timetable and scheduled of activities 2024 .
In an ex-parte application brought by six PDP members in Rivers State, Justice Peter Lifu ordered the party’s Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum; National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu and National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature to proceed with the conduct of the congresses as scheduled by PDP.
The judge however, ordered the PDP and the three National Officers to adhere strictly to the provisions of the guidelines, adjusted timetable and scheduled of activities of 2024 duly issued and published pending the determination of the matter before the court.
Justice Peter Lifu also restrained PDP and the three National Officers from allowing any person who did not obtain nomination form or adhoc form within the time stipulated in the guideline from running for any elective office of PDP or adhoc or national delegates position pending the determination of the motion on notice already filed.
Justice Lifu subsequently fixed August 15 for all parties in the motion on notice to appear before him for their respective defence.
The six PDP members who filed the ex-parte application are Aaron Chukwuemeka, Benibo George, Solomon Ogbonna, Lenebari Inaania, Enia Harris and ThankGod Owhorji
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
