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Anti-party: Court affirms Odefa’s expulsion from PDP

A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has affirmed the expulsion of the National Vice Chairman of the 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 his Oguduokwor Ward, Onicha Local Government Area of the state, for alleged anti-party activities.

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

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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 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 N5 million cost sought by the party against Odefa.

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

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

 

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