A Federal High Court in Kebbi State has restored Uche Secondus as the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party.
Justice Nusirat. I. Umar on Thursday ordered Secondus to return to his position.
Giving the order in a suit brought before her in Birinin Kebbi, the state capital in case KB/AC/M. 170/2021, Justice Umar said she was satisfied after reading the affavidit of the respondents that an interim order should be granted on the purported suspension of Secondus pending the determination of the case.
“An order of this Honourable court granting leave to the first respondent (Uche Secondus) to continue exercising all the constitutional powers of the office of Chairman of PDP (second defendant ) as enshrined in both 1999 Constitution of Nigeria as amended and the Peoples Democratic Party’s constitution pending the hearing and final determination of applicant’s motion on notice,” she said.
Three concerned members of the party, Yahaya Usman, Abubakar Mohammed and Bashar Suleman are the claimants/applicant in the case while Secondus and the PDP are the defendants/respondents.
Recall that a Rivers State High Court had on Monday issued an interim injunction restraining Secondus from parading himself as PDP chairman.
The Deputy National Chairman (South), Yemi Akinwonmi, was then named as the acting national chairman of the party earlier today.
This was disclosed by the party spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, after the National Working Committee closed door meeting in Abuja.
However, the latest judgement raises more confusion in the opposition party which has been embroiled in a leadership crisis.
