Nkechinyere Ewa-Okpara
A federal high court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State southeast Nigeria has nullified the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ward, local government and state congresses held in the state on 2 November, 2024.
The Congress which took place at the party secretariat along Enugu Abakaliki highway was quashed on Monday November 11th.
Ali Odefa faction of the opposition party,
conducted the ward, local government and state congresses and elected new leaders of the party.
In a suit no. FHC/ AI/CS/183/2024 between Nnenna Lynda Udeh 12 others, the applicant prayed the court to set aside the congresses for being unconstitutional.
Delivering judgment on the suit, the presiding Judge, Justice Hilary Oshomah ruled that purported congresses were void, unconstitutional and of no effect.
The court further restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) which was the 2nd defendant in the suit from recognising any of the officers purportedly elected from the voided and nullified congresses.