Appeal Court overturns orders barring Secondus, Omehia from PDP meetings
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified the orders issued by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which barred three senior members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from participating in the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings.
The affected PDP chieftains include former National Chairman Uche Secondus, former Rivers State Governor Celestine Omehia, and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Austin Opara.
In three separate judgments, a three-member panel of the appellate court unanimously upheld the appeals filed by Secondus, Omehia, and Opara, ruling that the appeals were meritorious.
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The court determined that the internal matters of a political party, such as the attendance of its members at meetings, are not justiciable and thus fall outside the jurisdiction of the court.
The Court of Appeal further declared the proceedings and restraining orders issued by the Federal High Court on April 5 null and void, emphasizing that these issues should be resolved within the political party itself.
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