BREAKING: Secondus Bows To Court Order, Steps Down As PDP Chairman

The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has reportedly obeyed an interim court order which restrained him from exercising the functions of national chairman of the party.

The PDP chairman has stepped aside from the position, while handing over to Yemi Akinwonmi, the deputy national chairman of the southern region.

Justice Okogbule Gbasam of the Rivers State High Court had issued the interim order on Monday.

The embattled chairman announced his decision before commencement of a scheduled meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party on Tuesday.

Akinwonmi, as reported by This Day, adjourned the meeting in the wake of development.

He reportedly issued a statement which reads, “Section 45 (2)of the constitution of the People’s Democratic Party empowers me to summon and preside over party meetings in the absence of the national chairman.

“Our attention was drawn yesterday evening to a court order which purports to restrain our National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus from summoning and presiding over the meetings of the organs of the party.

“In the foregoing circumstances, as Deputy National Chairman (South) of the People’s Democratic Party, after the consultations and in exercise of the aforesaid powers, hereby deem it fit and prosper to postpone the National Working Committee meeting earlier scheduled for today until further notice to allow for broader consultations in the overall interest of our party.”