Uche Secondus, the suspended national chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has lost his bid to stop the opposition party’s
convention.
Secondus had approached the court of appeal to challenge his
removal as chairman.
He also sought an order of injunction restraining the PDP
from holding its national convention scheduled for October 30th and 31st.
Delivering the ruling on Friday, a three-member panel
unanimously dismissed the appeal, which was filed on October 14, 2021, for
lacking in merit.
Gabriel Kolawale, who read the panel’s decision, said the
suit by Secondus was an afterthought and abuse of court process.
Kolawole held that the attempt by the applicant to suspend
the planned convention is an act of “self-induced urgency” to disrupt an
ongoing lawful process of the party.
He wondered why the applicant waited for too long to seek
the stoppage of the process which had been communicated to the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The judge noted that Secondus did not oppose the notice of
the convention written by the acting chairman of the party to INEC neither did
he oppose INEC’s response to the party.
The court granted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the
right to hold its national convention as scheduled.
Tayo Oyetibo, counsel to Secondus, said the outcome of the
main appeal, which is challenging the removal of his client as chairman of the
PDP, would determine whether or not they will appeal.
Recall that multiple court orders were issued
against Secondus resulting in his removal from office, and Yemi Akinwonmi,
deputy national chairman (south), was appointed in his stead.
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