Justice M. M. Adamu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has restrained Senator Samuel Anyanwu from parading himself as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, pending the determination of a suit seeking his removal from office.

Justice Adamu gave the order in his ruling on a motion brought by a member of the party, Douglas Nwachukwu, through his lawyer, F. S. Jimba Esq. dated October 30, 2023.

The court ordered Senator Anyanwu to stop from performing the function of the office of the Secretary of the party.

An Enugu High Court had given a similar order asking Anyanwu to step aside as the party’s national secretary.

In the motion, Nwachukwu had prayed to the court for “An order of interlocutory injunction restraining the 1^stDefendant (PDP) whether by itself, National Working Committee, National Executive Committee, servants, agents, privies or any other person howsoever described from recognizing, accepting or dealing with the 2^ndDefendant (Anyanwu) as the Nation Secretary of the 1^stDefendant pending the determination of the substantive suit.

“An order of interlocutory injunction restraining the 2^ndDefendant from parading or acting as the National Secretary of the 1^stDefendant pending the determination of the substantive suit.

After listening to Barrister Jimba, the court held, “That this application succeeds and the orders are hereby granted as prayed.

“That an order of interlocutory injunction is hereby granted restraining the 1^stDefendant/Respondent whether by itself, National Working Committee, National Executive Committee, servants, agents, privies or any other person howsoever described from recognizing, accepting or dealing with the 2^ndDefendant as the National Secretary of the 1^stDefendant pending the determination of the substantive suit.

“That an order of interlocutory injunction is hereby granted restraining the 2^ndDefendant/Respondent from parading himself or acting as the National Secretary of the 1^stDefendant pending the determination of the substantive suit.”

The matter has been adjourned to 24^thJanuary 2024 for a hearing of the substantive suit. (Daily Independent)