A Port Harcourt High Court on Friday issued an order of interim injunction to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), restraining it from proceeding with its Zonal Congress slated for Calabar, the Cross River State capital, on 22nd February, 2025.

The order was Issued by presiding judge G. V. Obomanu in a case instituted by Tony Ejiogu, a member of the PDP from Ward 3 in Etche Local Government Area, and Field Nkoro, former Vice-Chairman, Southeast PDP.

He ordered that the PDP South-South Zonal Congress should neither hold in Cross River nor anywhere in Nigeria.

The suit has as defendants the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Chief Dan Orbih, National Vice-Chairman, South-South zone of the PDP.

Justice Obomanu, in the order, restrained the defendants, their agents, and privies from conducting the PDP South-South Zonal Congress in Calabar, Cross River State, or anywhere else in Nigeria on 22nd February or any other date whatsoever, pending the determination of the motion on notice.

The court also ordered the parties to maintain the status quo ante litem as of 20th February, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

The court granted the request of the claimants to serve the originating and other subsequent processes to be filed on the suit on the defendants by substituted means, pasting the same at the gate of the first defendant (PDP) South-South zonal headquarters at Road 1, Plot 2A Presidential Housing Estate, New GRA, Port Harcourt, or by publication in any widely read national newspaper.

It thereafter adjourned the case to 28th February for the motion on notice. (The Nation)