An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has fixed Thursday, October 28, to hear and determine an appeal filed by Prince Uche Secondus, suspended former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Secondus in the appeal marked CA/PH/ 339, is asking the court to restrain the PDP from conducting its National Convention slated for October 30 and 31, 2021.
At the resumed hearing Tuesday, PDP lawyers asked for time to respond to the appeal, but the Court of Appeal judges refused to grant their request, stating that the suit is time bound in view of the national convention holding on Saturday.
After much pleading, the appeal court gave PDP lawyers 24 hours to file their responses. The Court of Appeal has since adjourned till Thursday.
On August 23, some interested members of the party instituted a suit marked PHC/2183/CS/2021 at the High Court of Rivers State, Port Harcourt Judicial Division, with Secondus and the PDP as defendants.
On September 10, 2021, the court delivered its judgment and restrained Secondus from performing the functions of the national chairman of the PDP.
The suspended chairman subsequently filed an appeal before the Court of Appeal, seeking an order restraining the PDP, its officers and representatives from holding or conducting the national convention scheduled for October 30 and 31, or any other date pending the hearing and final determination of the appeal.
However, the PDP has continued to insist that its convention will hold as scheduled.
