Fresh Crisis Rocks Imo PDP as 83 Members Drag State Chairman, Others to Court
…Seek Total Nullification of Congresses
…Describe Exercise as Height of Criminality
By Emma O. Odirichukwu
The crisis within the Imo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened as 83 aggrieved members have filed a lawsuit against the State Chairman, Hon. Austin Nwachukwu, Hon. Chris Ozoemenam, and several others over the conduct of the party’s congresses.
According to reports, the plaintiffs, through their counsel, Barr. Uche Alisigwe, have approached the Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, seeking the outright nullification of the recently conducted congresses. They allege that the exercise was fraught with irregularities and carried out in blatant exclusion of delegates from Ideato North and South Federal Constituency.
An insider who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed that the case has been filed and a date for the hearing has already been fixed.
“We have filed a suit demanding the total nullification of the congresses held in Imo State,” the source said. “The entire exercise was characterised by impunity and illegality.”
The plaintiffs reportedly described the congress as “the height of criminality,” and are praying the court to annul the results in their entirety.
It would be recalled that the Imo PDP has been battling a series of internal conflicts, which have reportedly led to the defection of over 50,000 members in recent times. Observers fear that unless urgent steps are taken to resolve the lingering issues, the party could face a total collapse in the state.