The injunction prohibiting the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from suspending or dismissing Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers from the party has been renewed by a Federal High Court in Abuja.
Justice James Omotosho issued the decision on Tuesday, after the governor’s counsel, Dr Joshua Musa, SAN, and the PDP and others’ lawyer, Johnson Usman, SAN, agreed to defend their case on March 6.
On February 2, Justice Omotosho issued a restraining order against the party and those specified in response to Wike’s application dated February 2.
Others who have joined the FHC/ABJ/CS/139/2023 suit include its National Working Committee, NWC, and National Executive Committee, NEC, as well as the PDP’s National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu.
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Wike also asked for an order of the court granting him leave to serve the motion on notice, originating motion and all other processes of the court in the suit on the 1st to 5th respondents by substituted means by pasting all the said processes at the PDP National Secretariat.
After hearing Wike’s lawyer, Dr J. Y. Musa, SAN, Justice Omotosho granted all the reliefs sought.
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