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Court suspends  PDP convention

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday stopped the Ahmed Makarfi-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party from going ahead with its plan to conduct the national convention of the party slated for Thursday.

Justice Okon Abang ruled during the proceedings that lasted eight hours on Monday that the interim order would subsist till the motion filed by the Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction seeking an interlocutory injunction against the convention is heard and determined.

The judge fixed Tuesday for the hearing of the Sherif faction’s motion for interlocutory injunction.

The judge made the order after joining Makarfi and six other members of his caretaker committee as parties to the substantive suit which was filed last month by the Sheriff and members of his faction.

The judge had on July 28 heard Markafi-led faction’s application to join the suit as a defendant and fixed Monday for ruling.

The judge overruled Sheriff’s faction’s opposition to the application and ordered that Markafi and the rest of the applicants be joined as the third to the ninth defendants.

Apart from Makarfi who was joined as the third defendant, others comprising,  Ben Obi, Odion Ugbesia, Abdul Ningi, Kabiru Usman, Dayo Adeyeye, Aisha Aliyu, were joined as the fourth to the ninth defendants.

Justice Abang in granting the interim injunction on Monday lambasted Ben Obi for allegedly rushing to the Port Harcourt Division of the Federal High Court to obtain an ex parte order directing security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission to monitor the scheduled convention.

The judge described as a slap on the court’s face the act of Obi by “secretly” obtaining another order at Port Hacourt to let the convention to go ahead when the ruling of the court on the application filed by him and others seeking to be joined in the suit as parties was being awaited.

Justice Abang said the order obtained by Obi from Port Harcourt was obtained to neutralise the proceedings of the court.

He ruled, “Senator Ben Obi cannot treat the court with levity.

“What is the reason for rushing to another court when the court is already seized of this matter?

He also described Obi’s action as “unfortunate and unlawful”.

He added, “I want to point out that a court of coordinate jurisdiction cannot make an order that will neutralise the proceedings of this court.

“The Port Harcourt Division of this court cannot make an order to neutralise the proceedings of this court.

He said he was therefore inclined to granting the interim order suspending the convention in exercise of his “disciplinary jurisdiction” in order to maintain the integrity of the court.

The hearing of Sheriff’s motion was adjourned till Tuesday.

FEDERAL HIGH COURT ORDERS VALIDATES AUGUST 17TH PDP NATIONAL CONVENTION

orders INEC to monitor the convention
court Directs Police, DSS to provide security

PDP National Convention Planning Committee affirms that the convention will hold as scheduled

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on Monday validated the August 17th , 2016 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party , PDP, scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt, directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to monitor party’s national convention.

The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt also directed the Inspector-General of Police, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police the Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS, the Police and the DSS to provide security for the national convention billed to hold in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, 17th August, 2016.

In a similar vein, Chairman of the PDP National Convention Planning Committee, and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the convention will proceed on 17th August,
He also ruled, “The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4thdefendants are hereby mandated to provide security for the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, August 17 2016 or any other date and venue pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice or the originating summons as the honourable court may decide.

“The 5th defendant (INEC) is mandated to monitor the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt on Wednesday August 17, 2016 or any other date and venue pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice or the originating summons as the honourable court may decide.”

The court also ordered that the police, DSS and INEC be served by substituted means through their respective offices in Port Harcourt.
2016 as scheduled because the convention is backed by the court and all other legal authorities.

Delivering a ruling in a motion on notice filed by Secretary of the PDP National Convention Planning Committee, Senator Ben Obi for himself and other members of the National convention Planning Committee against the Inspector-General of Police the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, the Department of State Services and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in suit number FHC/ PH/CS/585/2016, Justice Ibrahim Watila ordered INEC to ensure that it monitors the national convention.

Justice Watila declared that the July 4 ,,2016 judgment of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt recognised the May 21, 2016 National Convention which produced the National Caretaker Committee has not been appealed against or set aside, hence it behoves the court to protect that judgment.

The court added that there is no injunction against the holding of the August 17th, 2016 National Convention in Port Harcourt brought to the attention of the court during the hearing of the application by Senator Ben Obi.

Justice Watila ruled, “The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4thdefendants are hereby mandated to provide security for the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, August 17 2016 or any other date and venue pending the hearing the originating summons as the honourable court may decide.

“The 5th defendant (INEC) is mandated to monitor the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt on Wednesday August 17, 2016 or any other date and venue pending the hearing and determination of the originating summons as the honourable court may decide.”

The court declared that it found the affidavit tendered by the plaintiff/applicant to be true, pointing out that it was at no point contested by the defendants , even though they were duly served.

Justice Watila adjourned the suit to 16th August, 2016 for the hearing of the originating summons filed by Senator Ben Obi.

In an interview after the ruling, Counsel to Senator Ben Obi, Barrister Wori Nyeche Wori said with the granting of the interlocutory injunction, the party has the legal backing to carry on with the 17th August PDP National Convention.

Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt, Governor Wike said everything is set for the for the convention.

He said: "Let me assure you that as the chairman of the National Convention Planning Committee, we are backed by law and the court that the convention will go ahead.

"The court has recognised the May 21 National Convention before now in its July 4, 2016 Judgment. Again, today, the Federal High Court has re-confirmed that INEC should monitor the August 17 , 2016 National Convention and that the security agencies should provide security as required".

The Chairman of the PDP National Convention Planning Committee noted that the said suit was filed by the Caretaker Committee against INEC and Security agencies because they were party in the July 4, 2016 Judgment.

Nickydrake:
Only people who know nothing about the law dive headlong into a controversy before they have all the facts. Unfortunately, it seems that persons in that category constitute an overwhelming majority here. You would be rendering a great service to inquiring minds in posting both judgments here, Omogidi. Thanks in advance.

Thanks. I am having challenges lifting it from the online law reporting platform but I will upload the judgement with highlight as reported in the news right away.

Kudos to the NCS, 'abeg make them plough am into the economy sharp sharp'.

Congratulations to the Girl. I guess this is the way God wants to help her out.

But a word of caution, I think she should be rehabilitated I.e. sexual orientation, so that she will not go to the gateman like someone said above.

The truth is sex is alluring, if a teenager gets involved, it might be difficult for her to restrain herself.

For the public, I think something needs to be done urgently to tell the Public that what she did was WRONG but that it was a billion ways wrong for guys to video her & upload on web that is seen by billions of people all over the world. That is denigration of personal dignity.

Otherwise, teenagers would now start engaging in sex and expect to be caught, flogged unclad and pix uploaded so that they can make it Iike her.

Please the Hon Member who took this fight, God bless you as you complete the task.

LaRochelle:
To answer your question, Nigeria is that bad and is even worse than you think. I applied for National ID card in October 2014. Up till now, it is not yet ready. They keep saying I should check one useless website, which, in my opinion, has been programmed to say it's not yet ready.

One of my colleagues, who claims to be a realist, says that using money to get what you want is the fastest way. Meet one top officer, explain your plight and watch your passport appear in one week!

Well, let me support you on the issue of the ID card. Mine was in 2013. I didn't even know it was such a long time until I saw the acknowledgement. That Website you mentioned, I have input my refence several times without a positive response.

Hello Nairalanders, hope our night was splendid. Ok well, I am not APC or PDP. I am just going to make a comment as a practitioner of the law, Ok, when the Port Harcourt judgment came in the morning yesterday, we were trying to dissect it and it made sense. A colleague was also in Justice Abang's court giving us updates on several other cases that were of interest to us including in a case where Justice Abang fined a SAN the sum of N50,000 for wasting the time of the court. Apparently the judge had a filled day because it was like evening time his judgment hit the news.

It appears to me that one of the times he took recess, he was informed that his brother at Port Harcourt (Justice Watila) had given an order to PDP to go ahead with the convention.

I will try and paste both Judgments later cause I am still studying both. But the anger of Justice Abang according to that judgment is that Senator Ben Obi is before him in Abuja, the same Ben Obi ran to Justice Watila to cunningly obtain an order. Justice Abang feels it an abuse of court process.

It is left for PDP to approach the Court of Appeal as a matter of urgency otherwise the AG might decides to follow Justice Abang's Order.

Apologies for the long story & Many thanks.

Thanks Omar Bangura.

OP na wah for you oh! Is there a crime if someone snaps a pic with the items he wants to sell to show authenticity?

Kudos to Mikel. As for Odogwu......hmmmnn.

Justice Abang?

I agree with @kayStelly oh, if you saw a missed call from Access Bank, please access the line back oh! Sharp, Sharp.

RRS is working, Lagos is working.

Tay tay boys have been doing this. I have to check the mail thorough to ensure I don't miss genuine mails from my bank.

Nice initiatives.

They pass us no be small Bros. Forget that comparison. Leave Mata for Maternity.

Kudos for the comparison sha.

Danfo Ke? May the Lord have mercy on him.

Without trying to disrespect, you mean Malaysia too is giving citizenship?

Don't start like the US oh!

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I thought he was being interrogated a few moments ago? Or may be they are playing strategy

@Op, no 17 you are on your own. No. 11 is very annoying. Altogether, you made sense.

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Wonderful. OP thank you. I never thought of this, the one I have always known that is wrong is using plastic bowl in Microwave. I will adjust fast.

immortalcrown:
Just look at the level of moral decadence!
Does there supposed to be a third party (whether a child or an adult, relative or a friend) in sexual intercourse? Tifiakwa!

Please is that the lady that accused the late former Kogi State Governor & his children of gang raping and series of criminal sexual activities? If she is the one, then I think the abuse has changed her orientation. Some NGOs need to reform her please.

Nice write up.

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