The Delta State High Court in Asaba did not restrain Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni and others from parading themselves as the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) members.

A section of the media (not The Nation) reported on Thursday that the court restrained Buni and the CECPC members from conducting the local government and state congresses slated for tomorrow in Delta.

APC State Deputy Chairman Elvis Ayomanor and other officials are challenging the outcome of the ward congress in the state.

In an ex-parte application, they prayed for, among others: “An order of interim injunction of this court restraining the second to 14th defendants/respondents from further acting or parading themselves as the members of the CECPC of the first defendant (APC) pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice already filed and served in the suit.

“Alternatively, an order of interim injunction of this court restraining the second to 14th defendants/respondents from conducting the local government and state congresses slated for September 4, 2021, or any other date, and other congresses of the first defendant in Delta State, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice already filed and served.”

Rather than granting the reliefs as prayed, Justice Onome Marshal-Umukoro ruled: “Reliefs 1, 2, 3 and 4 have to do with issues of services of processes on all the parties in this suit. Reliefs 5, 6 and 7 are injunctive reliefs being sought in the interim…

“Reliefs 1, 2, 3, 4 and alternative prayer 5 of the motion ex-parte are hereby granted. Alternative Prayer 5 is granted only in relation to the 15th defendant…”

The alternative prayer five is for the court to restrain the second to 14th defendants/respondents from further acting or parading themselves as CECPC members.

The 15th defendant in the suit is Jones Ode Erue, who was sued in his capacity as caretaker chairman of the APC in Delta.

He was not captured in the plaintiffs/applicants reliefs, which covered the second to 14th defendants.




Delta Court didn’t stop Buni as APC chairman
by Joseph Jibueze, Deputy News Editor and Jide Orintunsin, Abuja September 3, 2021

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The Delta State High Court in Asaba did not restrain Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni and others from parading themselves as the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) members.

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A section of the media (not The Nation) reported on Thursday that the court restrained Buni and the CECPC members from conducting the local government and state congresses slated for tomorrow in Delta.

APC State Deputy Chairman Elvis Ayomanor and other officials are challenging the outcome of the ward congress in the state.

In an ex-parte application, they prayed for, among others: “An order of interim injunction of this court restraining the second to 14th defendants/respondents from further acting or parading themselves as the members of the CECPC of the first defendant (APC) pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice already filed and served in the suit.

“Alternatively, an order of interim injunction of this court restraining the second to 14th defendants/respondents from conducting the local government and state congresses slated for September 4, 2021, or any other date, and other congresses of the first defendant in Delta State, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice already filed and served.”

Rather than granting the reliefs as prayed, Justice Onome Marshal-Umukoro ruled: “Reliefs 1, 2, 3 and 4 have to do with issues of services of processes on all the parties in this suit. Reliefs 5, 6 and 7 are injunctive reliefs being sought in the interim…

“Reliefs 1, 2, 3, 4 and alternative prayer 5 of the motion ex-parte are hereby granted. Alternative Prayer 5 is granted only in relation to the 15th defendant…”

The alternative prayer five is for the court to restrain the second to 14th defendants/respondents from further acting or parading themselves as CECPC members.

The 15th defendant in the suit is Jones Ode Erue, who was sued in his capacity as caretaker chairman of the APC in Delta.

He was not captured in the plaintiffs/applicants reliefs, which covered the second to 14th defendants.


The implication of the order is that Erue cannot conduct the congresses because he was restrained, but Buni can because the injunction, “which shall abate after seven days”, does not apply to him.

The CECPC yesterday warned members against taking the party to court or risk sanction.

The warning followed a legal action taken by some aggrieved members in the Delta State chapter.

On Thursday, the party expelled its caretaker chairman in Yola South Local Government, Alhaji Sulaiman Adamu for making uncomplimentary remarks about President Muhammadu Buhari.

Buni, who inaugurated the Local Government Congress Committees for tomorrow’s exercise said the Caretaker Committee was determined to carry out the directive of the December 5 National Executive Committee (NEC), which forbids members from taking the party to court.

Represented by CECPC Secretary, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, the he declared that the Local Government Congresses and the July 31 nationwide Ward Congresses were “legally protected.”

The Chairman urged committee members to go to their states of primary assignment with confidence, dignity, commitment, and pride.

He said: “We also use this opportunity to reiterate the resolution of NEC of our party to severely sanction members and their sponsors who take the party to court. His Excellency (Hon) Mai Mala Buni is determined to carry out to the letter the instructions of our leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, which is to rebuild the party, button-up. The process has reached an advanced ground stage.

“Rest assured that your assignment, as well as the earlier Ward Congresses nationwide, is legally protected. We are on solid ground.

“Consequently, the CECPC ratifies and adopts the results of the party’s earlier nationwide Ward Congresses held on Saturday, July 31st, 2021, however, any State Caretaker Committee who swears in any person or group of persons who are not elected through a congress conducted by the designated National Congress Committee of the Party is null, void and of no effect. However, where there are still complaints, the CECPC would be fair to all.

“Accordingly, the CECPC hereby directs you all to go and conduct nationwide Local Government (LGA) Congresses on Saturday, September 4, 2021, as contained in the official timetable/schedule of activities released by the party.”

The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu, who spoke on behalf of the LG Congress Committees promised to conduct the exercise in line with the Constitution of the party and the vision of the founding fathers of the party.

Breaking: Kebbi High Court reinstates Secondus as Chairman of PDP, orders him to resume office immediately.

A Kebbi State High Court has ordered Prince Uche Secondus to return to his position as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

A vacation Judge, Justice Nusrat Umar, gave the order in a suit brought before her in Birinin Kebbi, the state capital.

In the case, cited as KB/AC/M. 170/2021, Justice Umar said she was satisfied after reading the affidavit of the respondents.

She said it was necessary to issue an interim order on the purported suspension of Prince Secondus pending the determination of the case.

The order reads as follows: “An order of this Honourable court granting leave to the first respondent (Uche Secondus) to continue exercising all the constitutional powers of the office of Chairman of PDP (second defendant) as enshrined in both 1999 Constitution of Nigeria as amended and the Peoples Democratic Party’s constitution pending the hearing and final determination of applicant’s motion on notice.

“Any further order(s) as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances.”

Three concerned members of the party, Yahaya Usman, Abubakar Mohammed and Bashar Suleman are the claimants/Applicant in the case while Prince Secondus and the PDP are the defendants/Respondents.

Two factions have emerged in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the suspension of the party National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, by a Port Harcourt High Court.

On Monday, the court restrained Secondus from parading himself as PDP helmsman.

Sequel to this, the Deputy National Chairman (South), Elder Yemi Akinwonmi, laid claim to the leadership of the party.

But the Deputy National Chairman (North), Senator Suleiman Nazif, also said he is in charge of the party.

The Nazif led faction of the party has fixed Friday August 27, for the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.

Penguin2:


Not forgetting Obinna himself is from Anambra too.

Penguin2:


Lol! Una know this man sha

NNEWIsuper:

It confirms our suspicions that cardinal Arinze deliberately is nepotic by putting his Anambra people everywhere. Mbaise peope don show una pepper.for Ebonyi I don't think it would work,their people don't tolerate that shit afterall their former Bishop was an Ebonyi indigene too

Penguin2:


Before Ahiara debacle, a priest from anywhere can be appointed Bishop of any diocese.

That’s why Anthony Okogie from Benin was made Archbishop of Lagos.

Onaiyekan, a Yoruba, was made Archbishop of Abuja.

But when Anambra man was made Bishop of Ahiara and Ahiara priests protested and said over their dead bodies, Vatican learned to be more careful with appointments of non-indigenes as Bishop of a diocese.

Trust me, if it wasn’t that Ahiara issue, an Anambra priest would possibly have been appointed Bishop of Abakaliki but the Pope wants to avoid the repeat of what happened in Ahiara.

But we know the man using his influence in Vatican to cause all those nonsense.

MEMBERS of the Peoples Democratic Party House of Representatives caucus, have demanded the immediate resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, to save it from collapse.

This was part of a two-point resolution arrived at after a virtual meeting of the caucus in Abuja, on Saturday.

It was contained in a document titled, “Resolutions reached at an online meeting of the PDP caucus of the House of Representatives on Saturday, 7th august, 2021 in respect of current concerns over party leadership, which was obtained by The PUNCH, in Abuja, on Sunday.

The document was signed by the Leader and Deputy Leader of the caucus, Kingsley Chinda, Chukwuka Onyema, respectively.

It read in part, “Members of the PDP House of Reps Caucus met and deliberated extensively on various aspects of concern being expressed by members of the party across the federation.

“Specifically, on the current charge of inept leadership against our national Chairman (Prince Uche Secondus) and Honourable members note as follows:

Whereas members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and millions of Nigerians nationwide anticipate vigorous and well-coordinated issue based national opposition; preparations towards a national convention as well as the 2023 general elections, much confusion, finger-pointing and needless noise around the party’s national headquarters have obfuscated the noble objectives and lofty ideals of the PDP and democratic opposition politics in Nigeria.

“Notes that to many, the National Chairman seems much more content with occupying the office and therefore preoccupied with holding onto his position rather than preparing for next elections; this explains for his inexplicably missing endless opportunities that ought to have been utilized for consolidating a viable opposition; skewing party congresses to favour personal future ambition and frustrating genuine party members across states which has resulted in mass exit of party members at the National Assembly.”

“The two-point resolution read; the it was “Resolved that the PDP House Caucus:

“Formally asks the BoT and the Governors Forum of the PDP to ensure immediate and firm resolution of current challenges so as to enable a re-engineering, re-focusing process that would restore party members and millions of other Nigerians’ hope and confidence in the PDP as an alternative to the current dysfunctional, irresponsive and rudderless government of APC with its attendant suffering, miseries, political deceit, economic woes, insecurity and all-round disappointment foisted on favor millions of Nigerian families across the federation, and;

“Urge the current National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus) to consider making the necessary personal sacrifice worthy of a leader in the party’s current and future interest with a firm assurance of honourable regard and appreciation by the party leadership now and in years to come, by honourably resigning his position as party chairman immediately, to allow the party an early start.”

Meanwhile, governors elected on the platform of the party have scheduled a meeting to deliberate on the crisis with the party and take a position ahead of Tuesday’s meeting with the Board of Trustees.

A notice of the meeting was sent out to governors on Sunday. Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, and his Adamawa State counterpart, Ahmadu Fintiri, met with Secondus at his Maitama Residence, Abuja

fergie001:

The judgement didn't touch the issue at all....The judgement dwelt on the Non-Joinder.

engineerboat:


Post the full judgement


Is that too hard for.

You think osinbajo is making move for fun

fergie001:

I have the dissenting for now...

fergie001:

Simple.

LamidiCownu:
Useless and corrupt Mary Odili.
Unarguably the worst Supreme court Justice in Nigerian history.

She wanted to sneak Jegede in via the back door .

fergie001:

I dey fear you these days ...E be like your Intel gather morale.

I always feel Aketi got this, but looking at the tribunal judgement....It is not a good case. Whomever wins, will just be a case of discretion from the Court.

Not only that, it will have a bad omen for APC in Anambra.

SC over to you/.

Penguin2:
Supreme Court was express in its ruling that APC had no candidate in Zamfara and cannot hold office.

Mathematically, - x - = -

APC in Zamfara is a hollow space, a bottomless pit. Anybody who walks into it will get drowned; until a sandfilling happens in the next election cycle.

Except Buhari issues a directive to our Sharia CJN, PDP has a good case.

Fergie001
Kahal
Ejimatic
Garfield

fergie001:

Maybe....
Maybe not...but the parties should have envisaged this and got ready.

The APC also have cases against Uba.....Max Okoye's own will be on Sept 22.....Moghalu's own is still there.

I am hopeful that the Court will settle it quickly, so that every other person can go back to campaign when the time comes.

Penguin2:
Fergie001 what do you think?

Can a court of coordinate jurisdiction overrule each other?

fergie001:

Soludo can't file any case because it is already statute-barred.

His only hope lies on Oye.

Cunnilingus:
If it's a joke let the courts dismiss it. Meanwhile Mr Keyamo you can continue shoving your tongue down Buhari's ass

SWDude:
You said it's fake, but didn't attach the original.

Are you guys pondering what I'm pondering?

muykem:
PDP will remain second as long as secondus is the chairman.