Businesses and other economic activities were yesterday paralyzed in Ebonyi State following the sit-at-home order by the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to honour heroes who died during the civil war in Nigeria.
DAILY POST gathered that the sit-at-home order recorded ninety-five percent compliance (95%) as major markets in the state, especially the international market and other street markets, banks, transport depots were completely shut down.
Our correspondent who visited the international market and other major streets in Abakaliki metropolis, gathered that shops at the markets were under lock and key, whereas police officers were seen cordoning off the area to avert any breakdown of law and order.
The leadership of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi State Chapter, at the weekend said it has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP),
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee led by Fred Udogu,
The court, which said the caretaker committee was illegal, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to recognise it.
The court held that the dissolution of the Ebonyi State Executive Committee of the PDP was illegal and cannot stand.
Suit
The court judgement followed a suit instituted by Nnachi Okoro, the legal adviser of the Onyekachi Nwebonyu-led PDP executive in Ebonyi state, which was dissolved in November by the national leadership of the Party, after Governor David Umahi’s defection to the All Progressives Congress.
The Plaintiff, Mr Okoro, had argued that his purported removal from office as the legal adviser of the PDP by virtue of the dissolution of the purported State Executive Committee of the Party without fair hearing, was contrary to the party’s constitution and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An uproar arises in Abakaliki capital of Ebonyi state between the police and Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) at the party secretariat .This resulted in an attempt by the Fred Udogu led faction to take over the secretariat which has been under lock and key for a while following the fractionization of the party
The party became fractionised following the defection of the state Governor David Umahi to the All Progressive Party (APC)
The National Executive of the PDP had in November last year, after the governor’s defection, dissolved the state Executives of the party including the State Working Committee led by Onyekachi Nwebonyi.
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