Justice Charles Wali of the Rivers State High Court has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from going ahead with its planned congresses in the state.
In a suit marked PHC/2400/CS/2024 filed by 21 members of the PDP in Rivers State, the Court ordered an interim injunction pending the determination of the motion on notice.
The court further halted the congresses planned by the party to hold in the Wards, 23 local government areas and the state on July 27th, August 10th and August 31st 2024 respectively.
Named as first, second and third sets of defendants in the matter were PDP; National Chairman, Amb. Iliya Damagun; party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu; National Organising Secretary, Umar Nature and the party’s National Financial Secretary, Daniel Woyegikuro.
Others were Aaron Chukwuemeka, Dr. Benibo George, Solomon Ogbonna, Lenebari Inaania, Enia Harris, ThankGod Owhorji, Inspector-General of Police, Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, Director-General, State Security Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
Recall that on July 16, Justice Sobere Bimbo of the Rivers State High Court restrained the PDP National Chairman and others from conducting Congresses in the state.
However, a week later Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, ordered the Congress to proceed and restrained the security agencies from stopping or truncating the Congress.
The Court processes is a follow-up to the internal battle between the Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara and his predecessor, Ezenwo Wike over the control of the PDP in the state.
