By Emeka Amaefula
RIVERS STATE GOVERNOR NYESOM WIKE DRAGS PDP TO COURT OVER FEAR OF SUSPENSION,EXPULSION
Fear gripped Rivers state Governor Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike has rushed to Federal High Court sitting at Federal Capital Territory FCT Abuja with Hon. Justice J.K Omotosho presiding in Suit no. FHC/ABJ/CS/139/2023, filed on Thursday 2nd February, 2023 with him as Applicant against Peoples Democratic Party; National Working Committee of the People Democratic Party; National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic party; Dr. Iyorchia Ayu National chairman, Peoples Democratic Party; Senator Samuel Anyanwu, The National Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party; and Independent National Electoral Commission in an Exparte Motion praying the court to Order Peoples Democratic Party -PDP not to suspend and expel Nyesom Ezenwo Wike from People Democratic Party. Some part of the court documents reads “ ORDER UPON this Motion Exparte dated and filed on the 2nd day of February, 2023 the Applicant is praying for the following reliefs: An Order maintaining status quo and staying all actions in this matter relating to the threat to suspend or expel the Applicant by 1st-5th Respondents pending the hearing and determination of the Originating Motion. An Order of the Honourable Court granting leave to the Applicant to serve the Motion on Notice, Originating Motion, and all other processes of this Honourable Court in this suit on the 1st -5th Respondents by substituted means to wit, by pasting all the said processes of Court on PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
AN ORDER deeming such service as in (2) above as proper service. AND for such further Or other Order(s) as the Honourable Court May deem it fit to make in the circumstances of this case.”
After hearing the Exparte Motion Justice J.K Omotosho Ordered as follows that “An Order is hereby made that all parties in this suit shall maintain peace and shall not take any action or step or act that may make the outcome of the motion on NOTICE dated and filed 2nd February, 2023 nugatory and worthless.
That any act or step or action made so as to make the outcome of the Motion on Notice dated and filed 2nd February, 2023 nugatory shall be a nullity.
THAT leave is hereby granted to the Applicant to serve the Originating Motion, Motion on Notice and all other processes of this court in this suit on the 1st-5th Respondents by substituted means to wit, by pasting all the said processes of Court on PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. THAT This matter is adjourned till 14th day of February, 2023 for hearing of Motion on Notice dated and filed 2nd February, 2023.”
Before the Rivers state executive Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike approached the FCT High Court it has been a tormenting trauma for him and his routine of followers most of who are in his list of candidates set to participate in the national assembly election of 25th of February, 2023 and Governorship and House of Assembly elections as he subscribed to receiving Expression of Intent and Nomination Forms on behalf of his followers without allowing them to make individual application to the various offices they are seeking thus he Wike appended his signature while paying for the said Forms. Information available to THE EAR WITNESS News indicate that already there is a pending Court matter instituted by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP against all candidates whose Form were said not have accompanied with individual issued receipts as evidence that they actually applied and purchased Nomination Forms to various level of Political offices that they are seeking instead it is alleged that the signature of the Executive Governor was discovered in the receipt while another political Office applicant Dr. Farah Dagogo also did purchase nomination and Expression of Intent Forms issued with receipt in his own name. So, now the battle line has been drawn in Rivers State Governor Wike Versus his political party-PDP.
