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Kebbi Court ‘restores’ Secondus as PDP National Chairman

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3 years ago

August 26, 2021

Justice Nusirat. I. Umar a vacation Judge of the Kebbi State High Court on Thursday ordered Prince Uche Secondus to return to his position as the National Chairman..

According to a statement issued by the erstwhile party boss’ media aide, Ike Abonyi on Thursday, while giving the order in a suit brought before her in Birinin Kebbi, in case KB/AC/M. 170/2021, Justice Umar said she was satisfied after reading the affidavit of the respondents that an interim order should be granted on the purported suspension of Prince Secondus pending the determination of the case.

The statement quoted: “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. “

It said 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