Edo State High Court, Benin, on Friday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Vice Chairman, South-South, Chief Dan Orbih, and 11 other aspirants from taking part in the party’s national convention slated for next week.
The party will hold its national convention on October 30 and 31.
Justice J. O. Okeaya-Inneh, who gave the directive while ruling on a suit filed against Orbih and 11 other persons, also barred the member representing Oredo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Omoregie Ogeide-Ihama, the PDP Secretary in the state, Hillary Otsu, and eight other persons from the convention.
The suit was filed by Chief Idehen Ekundayo, Mr. Stanley Iduoze, and Odion Omadimhe.
Orbih, PDP, and 10 others were listed as respondents in the suit.
The judge restrained the affected persons from attending, participating, and voting to elect members of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice on the matter.
He said: “An order of interim injunction directing the 12th Defendant, its servants, officers, agents, or otherwise to deny admittance to the 1st – 11th Defendant at the National Convention of the 12th Defendant scheduled for 30 and 31 October 2021
