The People's Democratic Party in Rivers State has dragged the Accord Party, and the Independent National Electoral Commission before a Federal High court sitting in Port Harcourt over alleged failure to comply with the 2022 Electoral Act.

The PDP alleged that the Accord Party, INEC and 14 other defendants failed to comply to new Electoral Act in the conduct of their just concluded party primary elections.
The party wants the court to order INEC not to recognize the governorship candidate of the Accord Party and other candidates especially for the National Assembly positions for allegedly violating the new Electoral Act.

When the matter came up for mention, counsel to PDP, DIKE UDENNA asked the court for more time to enable him respond to preliminary objection raised by counsel to Accord Party, ABDULHAMEED MOHAMMED.

Presiding Judge, Justice STEPHEN DAYLOP-PAM after listening to the counsel directed the parties to respond to process and adjourned the case till 29th of July for hearing.