A federal high court sitting in Abuja, the FCT on Monday, issued an order restraining the former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus from participating in PDP NEC, BOT, caucus meetings.
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo who made the order following a motion ex-parte brought his court by Titus Jones granted the 7 prayers which among other things, sought to stop Secondus from participating in the meetings slated to hold next week.
Justice Ekwo ordered as follows:
1. Order is hereby made restraining the 1st Defendant from demanding for any notice of National Caucus meetings or meetings of the National Executive Committee (5th Defendant) or Board of Trustees (7th Defendant) or any other meetings of the 2nd Defendant from the 4th Defendant pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
2. Order is hereby made restraining the 1st Defendant from attending any meeting of the 2nd Defendant, be it caucus meetings, meetings of the National Executive Committee (5th Defendant) or Board of Trustees (7th Defendant) or any other meeting howsoever described participating in the proceedings, deliberations of any such meeting pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
3. Order is hereby made restraining the 4th Defendant, his Agents, Servants, Subordinates, Officers howsoever described from giving any notice of meeting of the 2nd Defendant be it caucus meetings, meetings of the National Executive Committee (5th Defendant) or Board of Trustees (7th Defendant) or any other meeting however called to the 1st Defendant who has been suspended from the 2nd Defendant pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
4. Order is hereby made restraining the 2nd defendant, its Officers, Servants, Agents, Privies, Organs howsoever described from granting access or allowing the 1st Defendant to attend and/or participate in the meetings of the National Caucus, the National Executive Committee or the Board of Trustees or any other meeting of the 2nd Defendant while his suspension subsists pending the hearing and determination ofthe Motion on Notice.
5. Order is hereby made restraining the 8th Defendant, its Officers, Servants, Agents howsoever described from according recognition to the report, proceedings, conclusions or resolutions reached at any meeting of the 2nd Defendant held in violation of the judgment in the case of Ibeawuchi Ernest Alex & 4 Ors, V. Prince Uche Secondus Suit No: PHC/2183/CS/2021 and Articles 30 (1) (S), 31(1) (u) and 32 (1) (b) of the Constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party (as amended in 2017) pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
6. Leave is granted the Applicant to serve the Motion on Notice, Originating Summons and all other processes of this Court in this suit on the 1st Defendant/Respondent by substituted means to wit, by pasting all the said processes of Court at the place ofbabode of the 1st Defendant/ Respondent at No.5, Bobo Close, Maitama, Abuja.
7. Service to be effected within 5 days of this Order.
8. Order is hereby made deeming such service as in (6) above as proper service.
9. Case adjourned to 12th April, 2024 for Motion on Notice.
ISSUED AT ABUJA, under the hand of the Presiding Judge, Hon. Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo, and seal of the Court this 5th day of April, 2024.
