PDP crisis: Anyanwu suffers setback as court rejects request to stop INEC from removing him

Anyanwu, on Wednesday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja with an ex-parte application, asking the judge to restrain INEC or any of its agents from receiving or giving effect to correspondences and written submissions that emanated or may emanate from the PDP except those signed by him.

In the application argued by his counsel, K.C.O. Njemanze (SAN), Anyanwu also asked Justice Ekwo to restrain Ambassador Umar Illiya Damagun from forwarding any correspondence, documents, or written submissions to INEC unless they are signed by him.

Ruling on the application after hearing the submissions, Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo turned down the request but ordered Anyanwu to put INEC and other defendants in his new suit on notice to appear in court to enable him to hear their sides.

The judge said he was convinced that a case of urgency was established but added that he would not grant the request of the plaintiff through an ex-parte application but would prefer to hear from the defendants before issuing any order.

Consequently, he directed Anyanwu to put INEC and Damagun on notice regarding the existence of the new suit to enable them to appear in court and present their sides on the matter.

Justice Ekwo ordered the Anyanwu to serve the court processes on the two defendants and adjourned further hearing of the case to February 24.