Court Suspends PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus

The National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus has been suspended by a High Court in Rivers State.

The judge, Justice O. Gbasam gave the order on Monday in Degema LGA of the State.

Secondus has also been suspended as a member of the PDP pending the hearing and determination of motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.

Before the suspension, some aggrieved members of the party forwarded their complaint before the court.

The complaint was filed under the suit No: PHC/2183/CS/2021 by Ibeawuchi Ernest Alex, Dennis Nna Amadi, Emmanuel Stephen and Umezirike Onucha against Uche Secondus (1st defendant) and the PDP (2nd defendant).

Upon hearing, the judge gave the order which read, “An order restraining the 1st Defendant from parading himself as member of the 2nd Defendant or the National Chairman of the Defendant or performing the functions of national chairman of the 2nd defendant or calling, attending or presiding over any meeting of the 2nd defendant or any committee of the 2nd defendant at the Ward, Local Government or State level or calling for any Ward, Local Government or State Congress of the 2nd defendant or setting up committees for such Congresses or participating in any activity of the 2nd defendant whatsoever whilst on suspension as a member of the 2nd defendant pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.”

Uche Secondus had been battling crisis within the party which has been targeting his seat.