Court Case Doesn’t Scare Me – Secondus

• Rivers High Court sacks embattled National Chairman from office, PDP

Embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus says there is nothing scary about the court injunction restraining him from performing official duties as leader of Nigeria’s main opposition party.

Speaking through Ike Abonyi, his Media Adviser in a WhatsApp message on Monday night, Prince Secondus expressed readiness to defend himself in court whenever that becomes necessary.

The terse WhatsApp statement clearly threw up the current no-love lost relationship between Secondus and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike with the PDP Chairman saying he is not afraid of any court case.

The message reads: “The Media Office of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been inundated with calls from media houses on a press statement sent to newsrooms by one Kelvin Ebiri, Special Assistant, Media to the Rivers State Governor, Bar Nyesom Wike announcing that ‘Court Restrains Secondus’ from parading himself as National Chairman, member of the PDP.

“If Secondus and the party are taken to court, they will defend themselves. The PDP and Secondus are not afraid of court.”

“This party is a child of history, owned by Nigerians, bigger than any individual or group, including desperadoes”, the message said.

A Rivers State High Court had on Monday granted an interim order, restraining Prince Secondus from parading himself as the National Chairman and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

According to a statement issued by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, the Special Assistant (Media) to Rivers Governor in Port Harcourt, Justice Okogbule Gbasam of the Degema Judicial Division granted the order, pending the determination of the substantive suit.

Justice Gbasam, presiding over a vacation court in Port Harcourt, gave the ruling in the suit, no. PHC/2183/CS/2021 filed by Mr Ibeawuchi Alex and three others, listing Secondus and the PDP as respondents.

The court granted the applicants’ prayers, after reading the affidavit in support of the motion ex parte and the written address and hearing the submission of Mr H.A. Bello, counsel to the applicants.

Also, the Court restrained Secondus from performing the functions of PDP National Chairman, including calling, attending, or presiding over any meeting of the party, among others.

He was further restrained from participating in any activity of the party whatsoever whilst on suspension as a member of the party pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

It also granted leave to serve by substituted means, the originating summons, motion on notice, all orders made by the court, and all subsequent processes on the respondent by publishing same in the Nation Newspaper.