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Another court ruling restrains PDP from conducting congresses in Rivers
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued a restraining order against the Peoples Democratically Party, PDP, its National Chairman, Iliya Umar Damagum, and National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu.
The order prohibits the party and its representatives from holding Wards, Local Government Areas and State congresses in Rivers State pending the hearing and determination of a suit filed by bona fide party members from various wards in the 23 local government areas of the state.
Justice Charles Wali, who issued the restraining order, directed the Inspector General of Police, IGP, the Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, the Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS, and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, to enforce this order.
The case has been adjourned to August 1, 2024, for further hearing.
DAILY POST recalls that a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, directed the PDP in Rivers State to proceed with the conduct of its ward, local government, and state congresses.
In his ruling, Justice Peter Lifu barred the DSS, the Police, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and seven others from stopping the congresses.
Recall that the congresses are scheduled to elect new officers to run the affairs of the PDP at various levels in Rivers State.
Justice Lifu ordered the PDP to adhere strictly to the provisions of the guidelines and adjusted the timetable and schedule of activities, pending the determination of a motion on notice for an interlocutory injunction filed alongside the motion ex parte.
He further restrained the PDP and three national officers from allowing any person who did not obtain a nomination form or ad hoc form within the stipulated time in the guidelines from running for any elective office or ad hoc or national delegate positions, pending the determination of the motion on notice already filed.
The judge adjourned the case to August 15 for all parties to appear before him for their respective defences.
Prior to this ruling by the Federal High Court, a Rivers State High Court had restrained the PDP, its national chairman, national financial secretary, and national organizing secretary from holding the congress scheduled for July 27, 2024, in Rivers State.
This order was issued by Justice Sobere Hambo in an ex parte application brought by the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Emohua Local Government Area, David Omereji, and 10 others against the defendants.
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Obasanjo narrates how he escaped becoming drug addict
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how he almost became a drug addict.
He spoke in Abeokuta over the weekend at the second edition of ‘Fly Above The High’ anti-drug campaign conference organised by the Recovery Advocacy Network.
Obasanjo stated that smoking during his youthful age led to chronic coughing and almost became an addiction.
The former President, while lamenting the increase in drug abuse among Nigerians and other West Africans, urged Nigerian students and young people to refrain from abusing psychoactive drugs, saying that they ruin life rather than enhance it.
“If I had persisted, I could have become addicted. Once you get involved, it is difficult to get out.
“There’s nothing drug can do for you except destruction.
“We found out that West Africa has equally been a centre for drug consumption in a very bad way. That was more than 10 years ago, so the situation has since gone worse. And whatever applies to West Africa applies to all other parts of Africa,” Obasanjo said.
He cautioned against stigmatization and urged individuals who are already addicted to psychoactive drugs to get help.
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We saved $20bn after Petrol Subsidy Removal and FX Rate Reforms, Says Finance Minister
Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, says Nigeria has saved $20 billion from petrol subsidy removal and market-based pricing of the foreign exchange rate.
Edun spoke at a ceremony recently held to mark the first 100 days in office of Esther Walso-Jack, head of civil service of the federation, in Abuja.
“An amount of five per cent of GDP is what those two subsidies were costing when there was a subsidy on PMS; when there was petroleum product generally for a long time and when there was a subsidy of foreign exchange. Between them, they were costing five percent of GDP,” he said.
“If you say GDP was on average, let’s say $400 billion. We all know what five percent of that is – $20 billion of funds that could be going into infrastructure, health, social services, education.”
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