Ebonyi State: Federal High Court Upholds Odefa's Suspension As PDP National Vice Chairman South-East

From.Omaka OKOH (ABAKALIKI)

A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state capital, Friday, upheld the suspension of Chief Ali Odefa as the National Vice Chairman South-east of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Odefa was suspended from the party on October 4, 2024 by the executive committee of the party at his Oguduokwor Ward in Onicha local government area of Ebonyi state for alleged anti-party activities.

He however, obtained an injunction quashing the earlier suspension on him and conducted PDP congress in the state.

But in a sitting of the Federal High cout in Abakaliki, Justice Hilary Oshomah affirmed Odefa’s suspension.

Delivering judgement on the matter in suit no FHC/AI/CS/182/2024 between Herbert Ovuta and Odefa, the presiding Judge, Justice Hilary Oshomah, ruled that the suspension was valid.

The court ordered Odefa to stop parading himself as a National Vice Chairman of the party.