The political crisis rocking Rivers has taken a toll on the scheduled congress of thePeoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the State.

The High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday, issued an order restraining the party from conducting the congress scheduled for July 27.

The court issued the order in a suit filed by 11 applicants against the PDP, the National Chairman of PDP, the party’s Financial Secretary and the Organising Secretary.

The Presiding Judge, Justice Sobere Biambo, issued an order of interim injunction restraining the defendants from carrying out the PDP congress on July 27th or any other day or location rescheduled for the event.

The court also stopped the PDP from holding the Congress in Rivers on any day at all pending the determination of the suit.

The court further stopped the PDP from taking any decision or giving any directive to further extend the already expired tenure of the ward, local government and state executive officers of the party.

The court adjourned the matter to July 19th for the motion on notice already filed. (The Nation)