Court Suspends Uche Secondus
A High Court in Rivers State has restrained Uche Secondus from parading himself as National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
The restraining order was issued by Justice O. Gbasam on Monday, even as the crises rocking the party worsens.
The suspension order followed a complaint earlier brought before the court by some aggrieved members of the party.
The Suspended PDP National Chairman, Secondus was also suspended as a member of the PDP, pending the outcome of a hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.
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Ibeawuchi Ernest Alex, Dennis Nna Amadi, Emmanuel Stephen, and Umezirike Onucha filed the suit with No: PHC/2183/CS/2021 against Uche Secondus as the first defendant and the PDP as the second defendant.
The order reads in part;
“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.”
Justice Gbasam’s pronouncement followed the reading of an affidavit in support of the motion of ex parte, and after hearing the submission of Counsel to the Applicants, H.A. Bello.
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