Secondus Complies With New Court Order, Asks Akinwonmi to Preside over PDP’s NEC Meeting

By Chuks Okocha

In compliance with the second court order that restrained him from presiding over the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has asked his deputy(South), Elder Yemi Akinwonmi, to preside over the NEC meeting.

In a letter he signed and addressed to his deputy, Akinwonmi, Secondus said,
“I hereby request you to preside over the National Executive Committee meeting of the Party, taking place today, 28th August, 2021@ 12 noon, in my absence”.

A new twist was added to the leadership crisis plaguing the PDP as another court in Calabar, Cross River State restrained the embattled National Chairman from presiding over the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party billed for Saturday (today).

The injunction granted by a Cross River High Court also barred the PDP from allowing Secondus to function as national chairman or preside over the NEC meeting of the party.

The interim order was issued by the court, presided over by Justice Edem Kufre, on Friday upon an application brought by a member of the party, Enang Wani, ahead of the PDP NEC.

The PDP NEC was billed to start at 12 noon Saturday at the National Secretariat of the party.

Secondus had obtained a Kebbi High Court order to reinstate him as national chairman last Thursday following an earlier injunction obtained against him from a Rivers State High Court.

The Rivers High Court interim order in the suit No HC/240/2021, specifically restrained Secondus from assuming the office of National Chairman of the 2nd Defendant, (Peoples Democratic Party, PDP).

He was also specifically barred from the NEC meeting holding on Saturday.

The NEC meeting is expected to end the Secondus era with the affirmation of plans for the National Convention now agreed to hold in October.