November 15, (THEWILL) – A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from recognising Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary, pending the determination of a suit seeking his removal from office.
Anyanwu is the candidate of the PDP in last Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Imo State.
Justice M. M. Adamu gave the order while ruling on a motion brought by a member of the party, Douglas Nwachukwu, through his lawyer, F. S. Jimba Esq., dated October 30, 2023.
An Enugu High Court had given a similar order asking Anyanwu to step aside as the party’s national secretary.
In the motion, Nwachukwu had prayed the court for “An order of interlocutory injunction restraining the 1st Defendant (PDP) whether by itself, National Working Committee, National Executive Committee, servants, agents, privies or any other person howsoever described from recognising, accepting or dealing with the 2nd Defendant (Anyanwu) as the Nation Secretary of the 1st Defendant, pending the determination of the substantive suit.
“An order of interlocutory injunction restraining the 2nd Defendant from parading or acting as the National Secretary of the 1st Defendant, pending the determination of the substantive suit.”
After listening to Barrister Jimba, the court held, “That this application succeeds and the orders are hereby granted as prayed.
“That an order of interlocutory injunction is hereby granted restraining the 1st Defendant/Respondent whether by itself, National Working Committee, National Executive Committee, servants, agents, privies or any other person howsoever described from recognising, accepting or dealing with the 2nd Defendant as the National Secretary of the 1st Defendant, pending the determination of the substantive suit.
“That an order of interlocutory injunction is hereby granted restraining the 2nd Defendant/Respondent from parading himself or acting as the National Secretary of the 1st Defendant, pending the determination of the substantive suit.”
Justice Adamu has adjourned until 24th January 2024 for a hearing of the substantive suit.
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