South South PDP Defies Court Injunction, Elects New Excos (See List)

Despite a court injunction restraining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from conducting its South South Zonal Congress, the party on Tuesday, March 9 elected new executive members to pilot the affairs of the party in the zone.

A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar had on Monday, March 8, granted an interim injunction restraining the party from going ahead with its South south zonal Congress which took place today in  Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

The restraining order was consequent upon a suit instituted against the party by four aggrieved members- Kingsley Ntuisong, Raphael Stephen Ntui, Ogar Solomon Aloho and Odama Thomas Odama.

The four applicants said they were suing for themselves and also on behalf of some members who emerged PDP chapter chairmen in Ogoja, Calabar South, Akampa, Yakurr, Odukpani, Akpabuyo, Boki and Obubra local government areas of the state in the party's Congress held on 21st February, 2021.

Joined in the suit is the PDP national organizing secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu ( rtd).

Granting the interim injunction, the court forbade the "1st Defendant ( PDP), her agents, privies or servants or howsoever called from holding its South South zonal Congress on the 9th of March, 2021or any other date pending the determination of the Applicants' Motion on Notice for Interlocutary injunction"

The court further granted the Applicants leave to serve the suit on the respondents by substituted means.

The case was adjourned to March 21st, 2021 for motion on notice.

However, the party went ahead with the Congress today at Obiwali International Centre, Port Harcourt Rivers State.

The following persons were elected as Zonal Officers:

1) CHIEF DAN OSI ORBIH - National Vice Chairman (Edo State)

2) CHIEF MRS TESSY TORU - Woman Leader (Delta)

3) CHUKS NWABUNÍ - Ex. Officio (Delta)

4) AMADI SILVER NWANYANWU - Ex. Officio (Rivers)

5). EVELYN WEKE - Treasurer (Rivers)

6) FELIX OMENU - Secretary (Bayelsa)

7) BARR. GEORGE TURNAH - Legal Adviser (Bayelsa)

8. BARR, LLOYD OWONARU - Youth Leader (Bayelsa)

9) SAMSON ABU Ex-officio (Edo)

10) ANTHONY IKUENOBE - Financial Secretary (Edo)

11) OBONG PAUL A. EKPO - National Ex-officio (Akwa Ibom)

12) MR. MONDAY CHARLIE AKPAN - Ex- Officio (Akwa Ibom)

13) BISHOP ANTE ANTE - Publicity (Akwa Ibom)

14) HON. PATRICK EGBEDE - Auditor (Cross Rivers)

15) ARCH. EKOM AKON-JOM - Organizing Secretary

16) CHIEF OGBODUM OGBODUM - Ex Officio ( Cross Rivers)