The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State has appointed an interim leadership to stabilize the affairs in the state following the removal of Aaron Chukwuemeka as the State Chairman by a High Court on Monday,
The state High Court presided over by Justice Stephen Jumbo, in a ruling on interlocutory injunction sought by Edwin Woko and three others, restrained Chukwuemeka and his state executives from parading themselves as executive members of the PDP in the state.
Woko and three others, all PDP members, challenged the congresses that produced Chukwuemeka’s executive committee.
They argued that the congresses violated an existing court order, rendering it illegal.
Justice Jumbo ruled that the purported ward, local government, and state congresses of the PDP lacked legal standing and were invalid from the outset.
The judge, therefore, nullified the congresses held on July 27, August 10, and August 31, 2024.
A State High Court presided over by Justice Charles Wali had on July 20, 2024, stopped the PDP from going ahead with the congresses.
Nname Robinson Ewor, the Chairman of the Governing Council of Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic and Rivers West Senatorial Vice Chairman of the PDP, emerged as the acting chairman.
In a statement obtained by DAILY POST on Wednesday, the PDP announced that Ewor will lead the party alongside newly appointed executives to address ongoing internal conflicts and power struggles.
The list of the interim executive members includes: Nname Robinson Ewor – Acting State Chairman, Field Nkor – Acting State Secretary, William Fialaosika – Member, Bellor Kingsley Waite – Member, Sydney Gbara – Member, Uranta Humphrey Clinton – Member, Victor Pepple – Member, Alom Austin Mba – Member, Beauty Adokiye – Member, Emily Solomon – Member. Sunny Daniel – Member, Sule Amakiri – Member, Alalibo Graham Braide – Member, Simon Hart – Member, Ngozi Ogbonda – Member, Constance Oruma – Member, Augusta Agwor – Member
Local Government Area, LGA, Chairmen in the state also form part of the leadership, including: Handsome Ekelechi Agile (Ahoada East), Thompson Marcus (Ogu/Bolo), Oba Fred (Okrika), Christian Obene (Akulga), Dennis Amadi (Ikwerre), Nwuche Chukwuemeka (Ahoada West), Wilcox Buruwi (Bonny),Pepple Godwin (Opobo), Monday Dumiye (Gokana), Oduye Tom-West (Asalga), Victor Ere (Andoni) – Member, Princewill Ejikwe (Onelga), Otamiri Ngubo (Etche), Minikwu Uche (Emohua).
Chukwuemeka and the restrained state executives are loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.
