From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
The State High Court sitting in Gboko, Benue State, has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding the forthcoming congress in six local governments areas of the state.
The congress was scheduled to hold Saturday, August, 10, 2024
The restraining order was signed on Thursday, August 8, 2024, by Justice J. M. Ayua in a motion exparte brought before the court.
The applicants in the suit are, Senator Orker Jev, Terseer Tsumba, Aondoyina Grace, Terngu Tsegba and 13 others.
According to the applicants counsels, F.T. Anongo and G.M. Tyoh prayed for restraining order preventing the party from proceeding with local government congresses until it determines reason the ward congress scheduled for July 27, 2024, did not take place.
The affected local government areas include Buruku, Gboko, Guma, Kwande, Ushongo, and Konshisha.
The defendants to the suit are PDP, Acting National Chairman, National Organizing Secretary and the state chairman of the party, John Ngbede.
“It’s hereby ordered that respondents, their agents, servants or privies are restrained in the interim from conducting local government congress election scheduled from 10/8/24 in only six local governments in Benue State,” the restraining order read.
The motion on notice filed has been fixed for hearing on 16/8/24.