A Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed April 16 for hearing of a suit seeking to stop former Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, from participating in the party’s meetings.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, also fixed the date in a separate suit filed to bar sacked Rivers Governor, Celestine Omehia, from attending the PDP’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting pending the hearing and determination of the matter.
Titus Jones, a member of the PDP had filed a suit seeking an order restraining the NEC, NWC, party’s chairman, secretary, and BoT from allowing Secondus to attend any of the meetings pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice, having been suspended from the party.
In another suit filed by Precious Wobisike, a member of PDP, he is seeking an order of Injunction restraining Omehia from demanding any notice of meetings of the NEC, from the party secretary.
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He also sought an order of injunction restraining Omehia from attending any NEC meeting of the party or participating in the proceedings/deliberations of such meetings in any manner.
Wobisike sought an order restraining INEC from according recognition to the reports, proceedings, conclusions or resolutions reached at any NEC meeting attended by Omehia.
When the first matter was called, counsel for Omehia told the court that they were served with the processes on Monday and due to the public holiday, they were yet to regularise their processes.
He therefore sought an adjournment to enable them regularise their court documents.
Counsel who appeared for 2nd to 5th defendants, aligned with the submission, which the prosecution did not oppose to.
The trial Judge, Justice Ekwo consequently adjourned the matter to April 16 for hearing and equally fixed the sister case against Secondus to April 16 for hearing.
(Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie)
