Justice O.A Adeniyi of High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party from removing the South-South National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Osi Orbih from the party.
Chief Dan Osi Orbih was suspended by members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oredo Ward Four, Oredo local government area of Edo State on October 7 from the party .It was later rectified by some leaders of the party in the state on Monday.
The Vice Chairman Orbih had in motion marked M/6750/2021, drawn on an originating process marked FCT/HC/CV/2646/21, between himself -Chief Orbih as claimant/ applicant against the Peoples Demicratic Party (Defendant) prayed the Federal Capital Territory High Court to stop the PDP from removing him.
Specifically, Chief Orbih had in the ex-parte motion and an accompanying affidavit deposed to by one Mr Ode Aoyi, prayed the court for an order of interim injunction restraining the Defendant/Respondent at any level by itself, its servants, agents, officers and others howsoever described, from giving effect to, recognizing or acting upon any so called confirmation or ratification of the resolution of 7th October 2021.
Or any decision taken by a so called enlarged meeting of party elders and/or party working committee suspending the applicant from the party or acting upon the so called resolution of the self-acclaimed stakeholders of Edo State Chapter of the Respondent (PDP), which purported to suspend the Claimant/Applicant in defiance of the provision of Article 57(1)-(7) of the Constitution of the Defendant/ Respondent pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
In his enrollment order sighted on Thursday, duly signed by Justice Adeniyi, dated October 14, 2021, the court held that “upon listening to M. Onyilokwu, Esq., counsel for the applicant moving in terms of the motion paper, it is hereby ordered accordingly.
“An interim order of injunction is hereby made restraining the Defendant, at any level of its organs or its servants, agents, officers, or howsoever described, from giving effect to, recognizing or acting upon the resolution of a group calling itself Edo North Leaders/Stakeholders of the Defendant made on October 7, 2021, purporting to suspend the applicant from the party and which resolution was purportedly ratified by the Edo Chapter of the Defendant without due consideration to the provisions of article 57(1)-(7) of the Constitution of the Defendant, pending the hearing of and determination of the motion on notice”.
“This order shall be served on the Defendant forthwith and the motion on notice, filed on 13/10/2021 is hereby set down to October 21, for hearing.
Recall that some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had on Monday evening ratified the suspension of the National Vice Chairman South-South of the party Dan Orbih, the member of the House of Representatives representing Oredo Federal Constituency, Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama; State Secretary of Edo State PDP, Hilary Otsu; the PDP Chairman in Oredo local government area, Oduwa Igbinosun, and the Chairman of PDP in Oredo Ward Four, Mr Friday Enaruna.