A Benue State High Court sitting in Makurdi, state capital has restrained the embattled National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Iyorchia Ayu from parading himself as the chariman of the party.
Investogist gathered the court order issued on Monday, was premised on the ex-parte application, suit no. MHC/85/2023 with motion no. MHC/633m/2023 brought against Ayu by Engr. Conrad Terhide Utaan as plaintiff.
In his ruling, the presiding judge, Justice W.I Kpochi stated, “Upon hearing Mr. M. T. Assoh of learned counsel ably move the application and upon a dispassionate consideration of the facts placed before me in the pool of the affidavit evidence, and again, upon the consideration of the issues distilled in the written address by M.T. Assoh of learned counsel, it is my candid view that this is a proper case to grant the interim injunction as craved.
“Consequently, this application is hereby granted in terms of the reliefs captured in the motion papers as herein before reproduced.
“It is so ordered.
“Adjourned to 17/4/2023 for hearing”.
It was also said the application was supported by a 15 paragraph affidavit annexed as exhibits.
Recall that the ward executive of the PDP at the Igyorov Ward of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue state had on Sunday suspended Iyorchia Ayu over alleged anti-party activities.
Ayu’s suspension comes few days after PDP’s National Working Committee dragged the State Governor, Samuel Ortom, who is a member G5 governors to its disciplinary committee on alleged anti party activities.
Ifunanya Ikueze is an Engineer, Safety Professional, Writer, Investor, Entrepreneur and Educator.
