Court Dismiss Application Filed By Uche Secondus , Order PDP To Go Ahead With Convention

An Appeal Court siting in PortHarcourt has dismissed an application filed by the Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party ,PDP; Prince Uche Secondus seeking to stop the National Convention of the party slated for 30th and 31st of October.

The ruling was delivered by Justice Gabriel Kolawale on behalf of the two other judges .

His ruling followed the dismissal of the application brought before the court by the former National Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus, to suspend the conduct of the convention pending the determination of the suit before the same court on his status in the party.

Justice Kolawale in his ruling, observed that the appellant did not challenged the decision of the party when he was suspended by his ward and even at the state level.

Speaking to Newsmen outside the court room Counsel to Uche Secondus, Mr Tayo Oyetubo stated the application was not an abuse of court process contrary to what the Counsel to the PDP said.

Mr Oyetubo explained that the court ruled in favour of the PDP considering all the arrangements the party had already put in place ahead of the convention.

On his part, counsel to the five PDP chairmen ,Mr Henry Bello who dragged the former chairman to court also spoke on the ruling.

Mr Bello added that the National Convention will go unhindered as planned, stating that the court has not find any merit on the application filed by the appellant.

Our Correspondent reports that the other two judges gave voice affirmation to the ruling of justice Gabriel Kolawale.

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