A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, has nullified the Ali Odefa faction of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) ward, local government, and state congresses in the state.
Odefa's faction had, a few weeks ago, conducted ward, local government, and state congresses to elect new leaders of the party.
In a Suit No. FHC/ AI/CS/183/2024 between Nnenna Lynda Udeh and 12 others, the applicant prayed the court to set aside the congresses for being unconstitutional.
The judgment on the suit was delivered by the presiding Judge, Justice Hilary Oshomah on Monday.
Oshomah ruled that the purported congresses were void, unconstitutional, and of no effect.
The court further restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), which was the 2nd defendant in the suit, from recognizing any of the officers purportedly elected from the voided and nullified congresses.
Recall that Odefa's faction of the PDP elected Onyema Nwele as the party's state chairman recently at the party State Secretariat Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital.
