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Court Rejects Anyanwu’s Bid To Stop INEC From Enforcing Removal

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Feb 20, 2025.

The Federal High Court rejected Samuel Anyanwu’s request to halt his removal.
Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled that INEC and others must be heard first.
The court scheduled a hearing for February 24 after serving notices.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the request of the embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Anyanwu, to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from implementing his removal from office.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that delivering the ruling on Wednesday, Justice Inyang Ekwo directed Anyanwu to serve court notices to INEC and other parties in the suit to allow them to present their arguments before the court.

Anyanwu, through his counsel, Ken Njemanze (SAN), had filed an ex parte motion seeking an order to restrain INEC from acting on any correspondence from the PDP unless signed by him. He also sought to prevent the party’s Acting National Chairman, Amb Umar Damagum, from submitting any document to INEC without his endorsement.

However, Justice Ekwo ruled that while the matter was urgent, the court could not grant the request without first hearing from the defendants. He, therefore, ordered Anyanwu to serve the necessary court documents on INEC and Damagum, with all parties set to appear before the court on February 24 for a full hearing.

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Meanwhile, the Cross River State chapter of the PDP has called for internal peace and unity as the party prepares for future elections.

During a meeting at the party’s secretariat in Calabar on Wednesday, attended by 31 members of the State Executive Committee (SEC) and chaired by the Acting State Chairman, Denis Nkiri, the chapter emphasized the need for reorganization ahead of the 2027 general elections. The committee also declared support for the South-South governors’ efforts to strengthen and restructure the party.