The Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja has fastened September 22, 2025, for the listening to of a swimsuit filed by Senator Samuel Anyanwu to find out the rightful Nationwide Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Anyanwu, by means of his lawyer, Ken Njemanze (SAN), had approached the courtroom with an ex parte utility dated February 13, asking for an interim injunction to cease the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) from appearing on any PDP correspondence not signed by him.
He additionally sought to restrain PDP Performing Chairman Umar Damagun from submitting such correspondence to INEC with out his countersignature.
Nevertheless, the courtroom declined to grant the applying with out first listening to from the defendants.
The swimsuit initially listed INEC and Damagun as the first and 2nd defendants. The PDP, Mr. Udeh-Okoye, PDP Nationwide Vice Chairman (South-East) Ali Odela, and Deputy Nationwide Secretary Setonji Koshoedo have been later joined because the third to sixth defendants.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, who initially presided over the case, had fastened March 25 for judgment. However earlier than that date, Anyanwu utilized to amend his originating course of.
The listening to was then postponed to Might 19, however the case was subsequently reassigned to Justice Mohammed Umar.
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On the resumed sitting on Thursday, June 26, Justice Umar, listening to the matter for the primary time, scheduled a particular listening to for September 22 following the events’ settlement.
Anyanwu was represented by U.C. Njemanze-Aku, whereas Paul Erokoro (SAN) appeared for Udeh-Okoye and Paul-Harris Ogbole (SAN) for the PDP.
Njemanze-Aku instructed the courtroom, “My Lord, the matter is for point out in the present day. We’ve obtained an e-letter of adjournment written to this courtroom by the fifth defendant.”
She requested an earlier date, ideally in July. Different events in courtroom supported this suggestion.
Nevertheless, Erokoro instructed the decide the matter had already been settled by the Supreme Courtroom, which dominated that such disputes fall inside the inner affairs of political events.
“The identical plaintiff who argued that the courtroom has no jurisdiction is now the one who introduced us right here,” he added.
Justice Umar directed all events to answer Anyanwu’s movement for modification. Whereas acknowledging the request for a July listening to, the courtroom was unable to discover a date that labored for everybody and settled on September 22 to listen to all motions and objections.
