Tina Amanda
An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt has fixed 29 October, 2021, for ruling on the Interim order of injunction brought by former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, against the PDP and others.
During the Court Proceedings, Counsels representing parties in the case adopted their written addresses as their working documents before the court.
Tayo Oyetibo, Counsel representing the Appellant Uche Secondus, in his submission urged the Court to give an exceptional judgement to the main appeal, pointing out that if his client does not win the case, his right as PDP National Chairman will be destroyed, if the appeal is not granted.
He argued that the Respondents misunderstood the appeal, as it is not seeking to prohibit the national convention, but to suspend it pending the decision of the court.
Counsel representing 1st to 5th Respondents, Henry Bello, in his submission and argument opposed vehemently to the application filed by the Appellant’s Counsel, describing it as a radical departure and alien to the appeal, while urging the court to dismiss the appeal with a substantial cost.
Also, Counsel representing Peoples Democratic party PDP, S.I Ameh and other Respondents Counsels in the matter, urged the court to dismiss the appeal for lacking in merit, as it is unlawful for just one man to stop a national convention that has been fully prepared for with burdens of logistics and over four thousand delegates to attend.
They, however, argued that the tenure of Uche Secondus as PDP National Chairman has ended upon the conduct of the national convention, just as they upheld that the convention is not dependant on what the former Chairman will say or direct as he can not hold the party to ransom.
They argued further that the Respondent seeking to hold the national convention is in line with the discharge of its statutory duty and mandate in accordance to the constitution of Nigeria.
The three man appeal Panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, after listening to Counsels’ submissions and several arguments on the application, adjourned to 29 October, 2021, for judgement on the matter.
