Court orders PDP to replace Anyanwu as National Secretary

<p>A High Court sitting in Enugu State has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to replace Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary.</p>, <p>Anyanwu is the PDP governorship candidate for the forthcoming election in Imo State.</p>, <p>The order was granted while ruling in a motion on notice filed by Nwabueze Ugwu seeking the court to declare Senator Anyanwu’s seat vacant.</p>, <p>The court compelled the defendants in the suit- the PDP National Chairman, the PDP National Secretary and the National Vice Chairman, South-East to recognise Sunday Udeh-Okoye as candidate recommended by the South-East Zonal Executive Committee to replace Anyanwu pending the determination of the motion on notice.</p>, <p>The presiding judge, Justice C.O Ajah held that the motion on notice was brought under order 38 rule 1, order 39 rule 1 of High Court rules of Enugu State 2020, supported by 23-paragraph affidavits deposed to by the applicant.</p>, <p>Justice Ajah ordered as follows:</p>, <p>“That an Interim Order is hereby granted as prayed.</p>, <p>“That the 2 Defendant/Respondent is hereby ordered to recognize within 24 hours of the service of this order on him, HON. S.K.E. UDEH-OKOYE (the person recommended by the South East Zonal Executive Committee of the 1” Defendant /Respondent; pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.</p>, <p>“That this Order will lapse after seven (7) days from today in accordance with the Rules of this Court.</p>, <p>“That the matter is adjourned to 30/10/2023 for the hearing of the Motion on Notice.”</p>, <p>DAILY POST recalls that the PDP, South-East zone, had last weekend, unanimously Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the new party National Secretary.</p>, <p>The party’s National Vice Chairman, South-East Zone, Chief Ali Odefa, who read a communique after the meeting, had explained that the decision was to allow Senator Anyanwu concentrate on his electioneering campaign in Imo State.</p>