The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has conducted its congresses in Rivers State in spite of court orders barring it from doing so.
It would be recalled that Friday a State High Court holden in Port Harcourt and presided over by Justice Charles Wali had issued and interim order stopping PDP from holding congresses in the state.
This came after Justice Sobere Biambo had also in a suit filed by 11 aggrieved members of PDP issued and order stopping the party from going ahead with the scheduled congresses.
Saturday, the party conducted the congresses in wards of the LGA’s of the state.
It was gathered that members of PDP had converged at their various wards for the Congress, but were informed of the late Friday’s court order stopping the process.
However, it was learnt that later in the day some of the wards were asked to go ahead with the congresses as planned.
Wards in Emohua, Ikwerre, Khana, Obio/Akpor, and other LGAs had the congress conducted.
Meanwhile, the leadership of the PDP in the state could not issue official statement on the development. But a leader of the party in Emohua LGA said they received call that the congresses should go on.
It was reported that the factional leader of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Martins Amaewhule, participated in the Congress.
The party held the Congress in ward 3 Ogbakiri, Ward 6 Ibaa and other wards in Emohua LGA. At ward 14 Obio/Akpor, there was also massive turnout.
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Sources said the event witnessed a massive turnout of party faithful, who partook in the exercise and reelected Sir Chukwuemeka Owhor as Chairman for a second term.
Wobe Mike Junior was elected the Vice-Chairman; ThankGod Wuzor, Secretary; Ogbonna Joy Wobiareari, Assistant Secretary; Mr. Nyekwe Victor Nyebuchi – Publicity Secretary, Iyke Chinda, Treasurer and Owunnah Prince Ovunda’ Youth Leader among others.
Owhor was said to have as thanked party members for re-electing him for a second term, promising to carry all members along in his leadership for the progress of the party at the ward level.
The PDP was also said to have held its congress in Ward13 Obio/Akpor LGA where Chief Wenekanma Chijioke expressed joy over the turnout of members.
He was also quoted as saying that ward13 was solidly behind the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, whom he described as the political leader of PDP in Rivers State.
Nsirim Samuel Wilson was said to have thanked the party for re-electing him as the chairman of the ward .
It was gathered that the ward congress was observed by INEC officials and security agencies
Similar exercise reportedly held unhindered at ward five in Ogu Bolo local government area.