The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was prevented from suspending or dismissing Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike from the party by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
According to news reports, the judgement came as a result of an ex-parte motion brought by Governor Wike against the PDP and its top executives in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/139/2023.
Wike has sued the PDP, its National Working Committee (NWC), and National Executive Committee (NEC) in an application dated and filed on Feb. 2. (NEC).
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Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary of the PDP, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are the other respondents, from first to sixth.
According to the lawsuit, the governor requested that the court order all parties to maintain the status quo and halt all actions in the matter relating to the threat to suspend or expel him by the first through fifth respondents awaiting the hearing and resolution of the originating motion.
Wike further requested a court order granting him leave to serve the move on notice, originating motion, and all other court processes in the suit on the first to fifth respondents by substituted means, by pasting all of the aforementioned documents at the PDP National Secretariat.
After hearing from Wike’s lawyer, Dr. J. Y. Musa, SAN, Justice Omotosho granted all of the requested reliefs.
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He said: “All parties in this suit shall maintain peace and shall not take any action or step or act that may make the outcome of the motion on notice dated and filed on 2nd February, 2023 nugatory and worthless.
“That any act or step or action made so as to make the outcome of the motion on notice dated and filed on 2nd February, 2023 nugatory shall be a nullity.
“That leave is hereby granted to the applicant (Wike) to serve the originating motion, motion on notice and all other processes of this court in this suit on the 1st to 5th respondents by substituted means to wit, by pasting all the said processes of court on PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.”
Newsmen reveals that Justice Omotosho adjourned the matter until Feb. 14 for hearing.
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