The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus has been ordered by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to vacate office within 14 days.
In its ruling on Tuesday, the court held that Mr. Secondus is occupying the position of the Acting National Chairman of the party illegally.
The ruling was sequel to a suit filed by a former Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan of political matter, Ahmed Gulak.
Gulak had approached the court to sack of the party’s Acting National Chairman, Uche Secondus , on the ground that by the provision of the PDP constitution and its zoning principle, he was the proper person to replace the last Chairman, Adamu Muazu, who hailed from the Northeast geopolitical zone.
In his judgement, Justice Hussein Baba held that the position of the Acting National Chairman of the party was zoned to the North-East and therefore, cannot be occupied by Secondus.
He therefore, ordered that Secondus to vacate the office within. 14 days and said that the plaintiff or any other party member worthy of that position should assume the position of the Acting National Chairman of the party.
Reacting to the ruling, the counsel to PDP in the matter, Mr. Paul Isaiah, said the party will appeal the judgement of the court, adding that a stay of execution of the judgement will also be filed.
According to him, “We are going to appeal this judgement. Apart from the appeal, we are also going to file a stay of execution of the judgement because the National Convention of the party is in March next year”.
