Court Bars INEC From Honoring Any Correspondence Without Senator Anyanwu Signature

Court Bars INEC From Honoring Any Correspondence Without Senator Anyanwu Signature

Federal High Court Abuja presided by Hon. Justice Ekwo bars INEC from taking any step relating to the purported removal of Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the PDP.

We may recall that on Wednesday last week, the PDP National Secretary Senator Samuel Anyanwu approached the Court praying that it bars INEC or its agents from receiving or acting upon any correspondent or submission from the PDP, unless such documents were signed by him. He also asked the Court to restrain the PDP Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, from forwarding any correspondence, document or written submissions to INEC, without his own signature. The Court ruled that both INEC and Damagum be put on notice to show cause why the prayers should not be granted (contrary to the misinformation that he was denied).

At the resumed hearing today, the Court ruled that the prayers was meritorious and granted the request.

Meanwhile, Hon. SKE Udeh-Okoye  and PDP have asked the Court to be joined to the suit. The matter has been adjourned till February 28, 2025 to hear all pending applications.