Court Stops PDP From Dissolving State Exco

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting successful Abuja, has stopped the enactment of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from dissolving the authorities enforcement Committee of the enactment successful Cross Rivers State.

The 34 Executive Committee member  of the enactment I  the authorities led by Barrister Venatius Ikem, dragged the party, it’s Chairman, Umar Damagun and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, earlier the tribunal to situation dissolution of the Congress of the enactment successful the state.

Justice Abdulmalik, aft listening to submission  by Baba Is a, Counsel to the plaintiffs ordered parties to maitain presumption quo

She held, “That each the acrophobic parties listed successful this exertion SHALL support STATUS QUO successful respect of the res successful contented pending the proceeding and determination connected its MERIT of the Motion connected Notice with Suit No:FHC/ABJ/CS/ 1973/2025 filed connected 23rd Server, 2025.

“THAT the Plaintiffs/Applicants SHALL forthwith service connected each the Defendants/ Respondents the Motion connected Notice with Suit No:FHC/ABJ/CS/ 1973/2025 filed connected 23rd September 2025, on with each applicable processes filed successful this matter, So arsenic not to foist a ait accompli_on the Outcome of the reliefs sought successful this exertion which are besides nonstop aforesaid Teliefs prayed successful the Motion connected Notice With Suit No:FHC/ABJ/CS/1973/ 2025.”

The applicants had successful a question dated September 19, 2025 prayed the tribunal to halt the enactment and it’s president from dissolving the State Executive Committec Of the 1st Respondent (PDP) successful Cross River State oregon suspending the Plaintiffs/Applicants from their positions successful the State Executive Committee of the 1st Respondent successful Cross River State oregon successful immoderate mode tampering with oregon truncating the word of bureau of the Applicants successful the State Executive Committee of the 1st Respondent successful Cross River State pending the proceeding and determination of the Motion connected Notice filed earlier this Court.

They besides prayed for an interim injunction restraining the 3rd Respondent  (INEC) either by themselves, their servants, agents, officers and privies howsoever called from giving effect to immoderate purported determination of the 1st Respondents by dissolving the State Executive Committee of the Respondent successful Cross River State pending the proceeding and determination of the Motion connected Notice filed earlier this Court.

The lawsuit has been adjourned to October 30 for hearing.