Court bars Secondus from Parading self as PDP Chairman

A Rivers State High Court has granted an interim Order restraining Prince Uche Secondus from Parading himself or acting as the national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

The order also stopped secondus from Performing the functions the Party’s national Chairman, or calling, attending or presiding over any meeting of the Party or it’s Committee both at the ward, local government and state level.

The order was made following a suit filed against Secondus and the PDP by some members of the party identified as Ibeawuchi Ernest Alex, Dennis Nna Amadi, Emmanuel Stephen and Umezirike Onucha.

The order, which was granted on Monday by Justice O. Gbasah, directed Secondus to stop parading himself as a member of the PDP (the second defendant).

The court also barred Secondus from calling for any ward, local government or sate congress or setting up committees for such congresses or participating in any activity of the PDP whatsoever while on suspension as a member of PDP.

The court ordered that Secondus would remain suspended pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

Gbasah also made an order granting leave to serve by substituted means the originating summons, motion on notice and all subsequent processes on Secondus by pasting same on the gate of his residence at No 1 William Jumbo Street, Old GRA, Port Harcourt and by publication in the Nation newspaper.

The court also ordered the PDP to be served by substituted means.

The judge said: “That an order be made and is hereby made granting leave for the commencement of this suit during the 2021 annual vacation of the High Court of Rivers State.

“That an order of interim injunction is granted restraining the first defendant (Secondus) from parading himself as a member of the second defendant (PDP) or National Chairman of the defendant or performing the functions of national chairman of the second defendant.