There is confusion within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following a court order on it to replace its National Secretary.
Daily Report Nigeria reports that the Enugu State High Court ordered the PDP to replace Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary following a motion of notice seeking to declare the seat vacant.
The motion filed by Nwabueze Ugwu sought for the court to order the party to replace Anyanwu, who is the PDP candidate for the governorship election in Imo State.
The suit had the PDP National Chairman, the PDP National Secretary and the National Vice Chairman, South East as defendants.
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The court compelled the defendants to further recognise Sunday Udeh-Okoye as candidate recommended by the South-East Zonal Executive Committee to replace Anyanwu pending the determination of the motion on notice.
The presiding judge, Justice C.O Ajah held that the motion on notice was brought under order 38 rule 1, order 39 rule 1 of High Court rules of Enugu State 2020, supported by 23-paragraph affidavits deposed to by the applicant.
Justice Ajah ordered as follows:
“That an Interim Order is hereby granted as prayed.
“That the 2 Defendant/Respondent is hereby ordered to recognize within 24 hours of the service of this order on him, HON. S.K.E. UDEH-OKOYE (the person recommended by the South East Zonal Executive Committee of the 1” Defendant /Respondent; pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
“That this Order will lapse after seven (7) days from today in accordance with the Rules of this Court.
“That the matter is adjourned to 30/10/2023 for the hearing of the Motion on Notice.”
Recall that the PDP, South-East zone last week unanimously nominated a former PDP National Youth Leader, Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the new party National Secretary of the party.
The party’s National Vice Chairman, South-East Zone, Chief Ali Odefa, who read a communique after the meeting, had explained that the decision was to allow Senator Anyanwu to concentrate on his electioneering campaign in Imo State.
