High Court in Rivers State has granted an interim order restraining Uche Secondus from parading or acting as National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Justice Okogbule Gbasam of Degema Division of the Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt gave the order on Monday.
The court case, instituted by Ibeawuchi Ernest Alex, Dennis Nina Amadi, Emmanuel Stephen and Umezirike Onucha as claimants/applicants against Secondus and PDP as first and second defendants, sought amongst other prayers an order of interim injunction against Secondus from parading himself as the national chairman of PDP.
In his ruling, Gbasam issued a restraining order against the “1st Defendant from parading himself as a member of the 2nd Defendant or National Chairman of the Defendant or performing the functions of National Chairman of the 2nd Defendant.”
Continuing, Gbasam in the document restrained Secondus from;
Calling, attending or presiding over any meeting of the 2nd Defendant or any Committee of the 2nd Defendants at Ward, Local Government or State Level… pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction.
Gbasam also approved the suspension of Secondus as a member of the PDP pending the hearing and determination of motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.
The judge also granted the aggrieved parties leave to serve all orders made by the court and all subsequent processes to Secondus’ address in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
