A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the legitimate national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). SaharaReporters reported on December 29, 2023, that a Federal High Court sitting in Enugu State had ordered the PDP to swear in Hon. Udeh Okoye as its National Secretary of the party. The court in a certified true copy of the judgment obtained by SaharaReporters, held that the suit was not an abuse of the court process.
A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu State has again ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to swear in Hon. Udeh Okoye as the National Secretary of the party. In a certified true copy of the judgment obtained by SaharaReporters on Friday, the court held that the suit was not an abuse of the court process. The court said, “That the plaintiff had locus standi to institute the case and that the suit was justiciable” as it was only the 3rd defendant (Samuel Anyanwu) that was trying to make the 1st defendant (PDP) appear as a lawless entity.
Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu, the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Candidate in the November 11 governorship election in Imo State has stated that he will deploy all legal channels to “recover his stolen mandate.” He asserted that the Imo election was marred with irregularities, intimidations, brutal force, and flagrant Shooting by men who ordinarily would have protected the people and ensured orderliness.
A high court sitting in Enugu has ordered Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu to stop parading himself as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). SaharaReporters gathered that the National Secretariat of the party refused to collect the fresh order as the party locked its main gate, preventing the court bailiff from serving its executives. It was gathered that the Umar Damagum-led PDP had consistently disobeyed court orders.