The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been ordered to remove Senator Samuel Anyanwu from his position as the party’s national secretary by an Enugu State high court.
The PDP’s candidate for governor in the next election in Imo State is Anyanwu.
The decision was made in response to Nwabueze Ugwu’s move on notice, which asked the court to declare Senator Anyanwu’s seat vacant.
The South-East National Vice Chairman, the PDP National Chairman, and the PDP National Secretary were ordered by the court to recognize Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the candidate recommended by the South-East Zonal Executive Committee to succeed Anyanwu while the motion on notice was being decided.
The move on notice was brought under orders 38 rule 1 and 39 rule 1 of the High Court Rules of Enugu State 2020, according to the presiding judge, Justice C.O. Ajah, who also cited the applicant’s 23-paragraph affidavits.
Justice Ajah ordered as follows:
“That an Interim Order is hereby granted as prayed.
“That the 2 Defendant/Respondent is hereby ordered to recognize within 24 hours of the service of this order on him, HON. S.K.E. UDEH-OKOYE (the person recommended by the South East Zonal Executive Committee of the 1” Defendant /Respondent; pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
“That this Order will lapse after seven (7) days from today in accordance with the Rules of this Court.
“That the matter is adjourned to 30/10/2023 for the hearing of the Motion on Notice.”
Platinum Times recalls that the PDP, South-East zone, had last weekend, unanimously nominated the former PDP National Youth Leader, Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the new party National Secretary.
The party’s National Vice Chairman, South-East Zone, Chief Ali Odefa, who read a communique after the meeting, had explained that the decision was to allow Senator Anyanwu concentrate on his electioneering campaign in Imo State.