Prince Uche Secondus has been suspended as the National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).
A Rivers State High Court suspended the embattled opposition party’s chairman on Monday.
The interim injunction order was sequel to a suit filed against Secondus and the PDP by some members of the party identified as Ibeawuchi Ernest Alex, Dennis Nna Amadi, Emmanuel Stephen and Umezirike Onucha.
The presiding judge, Justice O. Gbasah, directed Secondus to stop parading himself as a member of the PDP (the second defendant).
The court also restrained Secondus from attending or presiding over any meeting of the PDP or any committee of the party at ward, local government or state government.
Secondus is also barred from calling for any ward, local government or state congress or setting up committees for such congresses or participating in any activity of the PDP whatsoever while on suspension as a member of PDP.
The court ordered that Secondus would remain suspended pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
The judge also made an order granting leave to serve by substituted means the originating summons, motion on notice and all subsequent processes on Secondus by pasting same on the gate of his residence at No 1 William Jumbo Street, Old GRA, Port Harcourt and by publication in newspapers.
The court also ordered the PDP to be served by substituted means.
