Politics
Court Rejects Bid To Stop PDP’s South-South Zonal Congress
By GWG Political Editor
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Hon Justice J.K. Omotosho, has rejected a move to stop the Saturday elective South-South zonal congress of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The court in rejecting the prayer of the plaintiffs to stop the congress ruled that the PDP should proceed with the South-South Zonal Elective Congress scheduled for February 22, 2025, in Calabar, Cross Rivers State.
The plaintiffs in the suit to stop the congress were Desmond Owei and Osahon Terry Okonedo.
In a ruling issued Friday, February 21, 2025, Justice Omotosho denied the plaintiffs’ Motion Exparte, which was filed on February 20, 2025. The motion sought to restrain the defendants—Amb. Iliya Damagun (Acting National Chairman of the PDP), Chief Dan Osi Orbhi (National Vice Chairman, South South Zone), and the PDP itself—from holding the zonal congress, approved by the Zonal Executive Committee, pending the hearing of a related Motion on Notice.
The court’s order, supported by an affidavit from Vincent Sani, a litigation secretary at Dr. O.J. Onoja SAN and Associates, and argued by Senior Advocate of Nigeria George Ibrahim alongside Oguche Agbonika Esq. and F.O. Akoh Esq., stated that the ex parte application to stop the congress was refused. The court directed that the Motion on Notice, also filed on February 20, 2025, seeking an interlocutory injunction, be served on all respondents, with the matter adjourned to March 4, 2025, for a hearing.
This ruling by the court clears the way for the PDP to conduct its South-South Zonal Elective Congress as planned, unless further legal action is taken before the scheduled date. The decision underscores the court’s cautious approach to granting urgent interim relief and emphasizes procedural fairness by allowing the defendants to respond to the plaintiffs’ claims in the upcoming hearing.
The case, identified as Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/299/2025, highlights ongoing internal dynamics within the PDP as the party navigates leadership elections in the South South Zone
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