Senator Samuel Anyanwu has been ousted from his role as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the Federal Capital Territory High Court.
In the ruling delivered by Justice M. M. Adamu, the court ordered Senator Anyanwu, the PDP candidate in the recent Imo State governorship election, to desist from identifying himself as the national scribe of the party.
An aggrieved party chieftain, Mr. Douglas Nwachukwu, brought a motion before the court, leading to the issuance of the order.
Through his legal representatives led by Mr. F. S. Jimba, the plaintiff filed a suit seeking the court’s intervention to prevent Senator Anyanwu from further presenting himself as the National Secretary of the PDP.
He specifically prayed the court for: ‘An Order of Interlocutory Injunction, restraining the 1st Defendant (PDP), whether by itself, the National Working Committee, the National Executive Committee, servants, agents, privies, or any other person howsoever described from recognizing, accepting, or dealing with the 2nd Defendant (Anyanwu) as the Nation Secretary of the 1st Defendant pending the determination of the substantive suit.’
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As well as: ‘An Order of Interlocutory Injunction restraining the 2nd Defendant from parading or acting as the National Secretary of the 1st Defendant pending the determination of the substantive suit.’
‘After he heard the motion, Justice Adamu, held that the application succeeded.’
‘That an Order of Interlocutory Injunction is hereby granted restraining the 1st Defendant/Respondent, whether by itself, the National Working Committee, the National Executive Committee, servants, agents, privies, or any other person howsoever described, from recognizing, accepting, or dealing with the 2nd Defendant as the National Secretary of the 1st Defendant pending the determination of the substantive suit.’
‘That an Order of Interlocutory Injunction is hereby granted restraining the 2nd Defendant/Respondent from parading himself or acting as the National Secretary of the 1st Defendant pending the determination of the substantive suit,’ Justice Adamu held.
As a result, he rescheduled further hearings on the substantive suit for January 24, 2024.