The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has accepted the court verdict nullifying the congresses conducted in 2024.
says it has accepted the court verdict nullifying the congresses conducted in Rivers state in 2024.On Monday, the Rivers state high court nullified the congresses conducted by the PDP in the state in 2024.
The congresses, held in the 319 wards and 23 LGAs in August 2024, were reportedly backed by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory .The applicants argued that the congresses were conducted in disregard of a court order issued in July 2024, which restrained the PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission from holding the exercise.
The judge granted the applicants’ prayers, nullifying the congresses and restraining Chukwuemeka and other respondents from acting as executives of the party in the state.The court also recognised the applicants as the authentic and subsisting members of the Rivers state executive committee of the PDP.In a statement issued on Thursday, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, confirmed that the party’s NWC has accepted the court ruling.
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