Breaking: Appeal Court Reserves Decision On PDP Convention

By Akinwale Kasali

The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has reserved its decision on whether the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, slated for this week Saturday, 30th October 2021 should be suspended or go ahead.

Embattled Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, had prayed that the Court suspends the Convention pending the determination of a suit brought by him.

The Court, however, reserved its decision on the suit, rescheduling the suit to 28th of October, to hear and rule on the motion for Interim order of injunction brought by Secondus against the PDP and others.

Secondus had asked the Court to issue an order stopping the PDP from conducting its planned National Convention on October 30 and 31.

Secondus said the Convention should not hold until the court makes a final decision on the matter before it.

It would be recalled that prior to the suit brought by Secondus on suspending the PDP Convention from holding, some interested members of the party had instituted a suit marked PHC/2183/CS/2021 at the High Court of Rivers State, Port Harcourt Judicial Division, with Secondus and the PDP as defendants.

The Court delivered its judgment on September 10, 2021, restraining the embattled PDP Chairman from performing the functions of the National Chairman of the Party.

This prompted Secondus to subsequently file an appeal before the Court of Appeal seeking an order of injunction restraining the PDP, its officers and representatives from holding or conducting the National Convention scheduled for October 30 and 31, 2021, or any other date pending the hearing and final determination of the appeal.

Stalwarts of the Party have continued to insist that its Convention will hold as scheduled, while also negotiating with Secondus to drop the suit.