FHC Affirms Odefa's Expulsion From PDP

A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki,  Ebonyi State has affirmed the expulsion of National Vice Chairman of People’s Democratic Party(PDP), South East, Chief Ali Odefa from the party.


 Odefa was suspended from the party on October 4, 2024 by the executive committee of the party in  his Oguduokwor Ward ,  Onicha Local Government Area of the state  for alleged anti-party activities. 


He described the suspension as  no effect and continued to operate as the National Vice Chairman of PDP in South East.

This  forced the executive committee to expel him from the party after he allegedly failed to appear before a disciplinary committee.


The executive committee subsequently approached the federal high court  to affirm the expulsion.


Delivering judgment on the  matter on Wednesday  in suit no FHC/AI/CS/182/2024  filed by the Chairman of the Oguduokwor Ward of the party,  Herbert Ovuta, the presiding Judge,  Justice Hilary  Oshomah granted all the reliefs sought by the ward executive committee and held that Odefa was validly expelled from the party.


The court, however did not grant the N5million cost sought by the party against Odefa



Counsel to the party,Chief Mudi Erhenede, hailed the judgment and described it as victory for democracy.

 

He averred that he would love the matter to get to the Supreme Court.

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