{"id":249487,"date":"2023-02-16T19:42:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T18:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=249487"},"modified":"2023-02-16T19:42:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T18:42:24","slug":"court-restrains-pdp-from-expelling-benue-gov-ortom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/02\/16\/court-restrains-pdp-from-expelling-benue-gov-ortom\/","title":{"rendered":"Court restrains PDP from expelling Benue Gov, Ortom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Benue State High Court has barred the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), its National Working Committee (NWC), National Executive Committee (NEC) or its National Officers (elected or appointed) from expelling the governor of Benue State, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/02\/07\/lets-rescue-nigeria-ayu-sues-for-peace-begs-ortom-to-come-back\/\">Samuel Ortom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is sequel to an interim injunction issued by Justice A.I Itoyonyiman on Thursday following a suit with number MHC\/46\/2023 which was brought before the court on Wednesday, February 16, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In the suit, Governor Ortom is the plaintiff\/applicant while Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are first and second Defendant\/ Respondents respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The court upon hearing the Affidavit of Hon. 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