By Tina Amanda
A Rivers State High Court presided over by Justice Stephen Jumbo, has scheduled January 15, 2025, for the hearing of arguments on an interlocutory injunction filed by two Port Harcourt-based legal practitioners, Edwin Woko and Love Otuonye, along with two other members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The applicants are challenging the validity of the congresses held in Rivers State on July 27, August 10, and August 31, 2024, across 319 wards, 23 local government areas, and the state structure of the PDP.
They are seeking a court order to nullify the congresses, alleging they were conducted in violation of a court order issued on July 16, 2024.
The applicants are seeking an injunction to restrain the state PDP Chairman, Aaron Chukwuemeka, and other defendants from acting or parading themselves as members of the State Executive Committee.
They are also requesting the court to recognize them as legitimate members of the State Executive Committee and direct the PDP and its National leadership to deal exclusively with them.
During the court session, the defense counsel, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), informed the court about the absence of the claimants’ counsel. Following this, Justice Stephen Jumbo adjourned the matter to January 15, 2025, for the hearing of arguments on the interlocutory injunction.
The outcome of the hearing is expected to have significant implications for the leadership structure of the PDP in Rivers State.
