The Peoples Democratic Party and Sunday Udeh-Okoye, on Monday, sought to be joined in a suit filed by Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the embattled national secretary of the party, against the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Mr Anyanwu had, on February 19, in the fresh suit, sued INEC and the PDP’s acting national chairman, Umar Damagum, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, over an alleged plan to remove him as the party’s national secretary.

Mr Ekwo had, in a ruling on Mr Anyanwu’s motion ex parte moved by his lawyer, Ken Njemanze, declined to grant the prayers but instead ordered him to put the defendants on notice to show cause on the next adjourned date why his prayers should not be granted.

The judge then adjourned until February 24 for defendants to show cause.

When the matter was called on Monday, Mr Njemanze informed the court that the matter was slated for the defendants to show cause.

Although Ahmed Mohammed represented INEC, no lawyer appeared for Mr Damagun.

However, Paul Erokoro and Paul-Harris Ogbole announced an appearance for parties seeking to join the suit.

Mr Erokoro announced an appearance for Messrs Udeh-Okoye, and Ogbole represented PDP as parties seeking to join the suit.

Mr Erokoro told the court that Mr Udeh-Okoye is the substantive national secretary of the party.

(NAN)