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WIKE VS FUBARA: PDP CRISIS DEEPENS AS FUBARA FACTION CLAIMS PARTY LEADERSHIP

A major political twist in Rivers State as a State High Court in Port Harcourt nullifies last year’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congresses. This decision delivers a significant blow to former Governor Nyesom Wike's bid to control the party structure in the state.

Presiding Judge Stephen Jumbo issued an order restraining the newly emerged party executives from functioning in their roles, effectively dismantling the outcome of the controversial congresses.

The PDP congresses have been at the center of a fierce legal battle between current Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, now the FCT Minister. The conflict revolves around control of the party’s political structure in this oil-rich state.

The congresses were initially blocked by a State High Court injunction, but a Federal High Court later vacated the ruling, allowing the party to proceed. Despite a second court injunction barring the exercise, the PDP went ahead, resulting in Wike's allies emerging as party executives. Governor Fubara’s allies boycotted the process, citing the court's orders.

In response, party members, led by lawyers Edwin Woko and Love Otuonye, filed a suit challenging the congresses, alleging they were conducted in blatant disregard of the law. The court has now ruled in their favor, nullifying the congresses and restraining the elected executives from functioning.

This ruling strengthens Governor Fubara’s position, who already consolidated grassroots control last year by installing his allies as local government chairpersons and councillors across Rivers State.

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