A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to swear in Hon. Udeh-Okoye as National Secretary of the party.
In a judgement of the substantive suit, the court held that the suit was not an abuse of the court process, noting that the plaintiff had locus standi to institute the case and that the suit was justiciable as it was only the 3rd defendant (Samuel Anyanwu) that was trying to make the 1st defendant (PDP) appear as a lawless entity.
The court ordered that the 3rd defendant in the suit l, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu cannot by stipulations of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) as amended, the PDP constitution, and the election guidelines of PDP, be the National Secretary of PDP and the same time be its gubernatorial candidate in the Imo State governorship election.
The coury ruled that by doing so, he made himself an emperor that was both judge and contestant in the PDP gubernatorial primary.
“That Anyanwu ceased being the National Secretary of PDP the moment he became its gubernatorial flag bearer in Imo State, and that his replacement with Hon. Udeh-Okoye by the PDP South East Zonal Executive Committee was in conformity with the dictates of the PDP constitution.”
