Court restrains PDP from conducting congress in six Benue LGs

High Court sitting in Gboko, on Thursday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party from conducting the forthcoming congress scheduled for Saturday, August 10, 2024, in six local governments.

The restraining order was signed by Justice J. M. Ayua in a motion exparte brought before the court.

The applicants in the suit are, Senator Orker Jev, Terseer Tsumba, Aondoyina Grace, Tergun Tsegba, and 13 others.

According to the applicant’s counsels, F.T. Anongo and G.M. Tyoh prayed for a restraining order preventing the party from proceeding with local government congresses until it determined the reason the ward congress scheduled for July 27, 2024, did not take place.

The affected local government areas include Buruku, Gboko, Guma, Kwande, Ushongo, and Konshisha.

The defendants in the suit are the Peoples Democratic Party, the acting National Chairman, the National Organising Secretary, and the state chairman of the party, John Ngbede.

“It’s hereby ordered that respondents, their agents, servants or privies are restrained in the interim from conducting local government congress election scheduled from 10/8/24 in only six local governments in Benue State,” the restraining order read.

The motion on notice filed has been fixed for hearing on August 18, 2024.