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Akwa Ibom PDP primaries: OBA loses as court okays adhoc delegates right to vote
Efforts by Senator Bassey Albert to stop the usage of the April 30, 2022 Adhoc delegates congress list for the PDP Congresses in Akwa Ibom State fell flat on Wednesday as the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that the status quo be maintained while adjourning the case to Wednesday, May 25, 2022 for hearing.
When the case Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/606/2022- RT. HON. FRIDAY IWOK &ORS V. INEC & Anor, came up for hearing on Wednesday, Ahmed Raji, SAN, represented the Plaintiffs while PDP and the 987 adhoc delegates were represented by Paul Usoro, SAN and Uwemedimo Nwoko, SAN.
While Paul Usoro, SAN, filed a Counter Affidavit Opposing the Originating Summons and Counter Affidavit opposing the Motion for Interlocutory Injunction, former Akwa Ibom State Attorney General, Uwemedimo Nwoko SAN filed Motion for Joinder of the 987 Adhoc Delegates elected on the 30/4/2022 at Ward Congresses conducted by the PDP in all the 329 Wards in Akwa Ibom State.
In it’s ruling, the Court directed that the Status Quo be maintained. This means the legality of both the Statutory and Ad-hoc delegates list remains as it were before the suit was filed until the substantive issues are heard and adjourned the case till Wednesday, May 25th, 2022 for hearing.
With this latest court pronouncement, both Statutory and Ad-hoc delegates will vote in the House of Assembly primary on May 21, 2022, House of Representatives primary on May 22, 2022, Senatorial primary on May 23 and the May 25, 2022 governorship primary before departing to Abuja for the National Convention billed for Saturday, May 28 and Sunday May 29, 2022 where the PDP presidential candidate will be elected.
