Justice Tijjani Ringim declined the exparte application brought before him, asking that the defendants he put on notice.
Uche Secondus, the Peoples Democratic Party national chairman, says only the National Executive Committee has powers to discipline him.
The PDP said the trend of indiscriminately dishing out court orders was embarrassing.
Justice Nusirat Umar directed that the suspension of Mr Secondus as the party’s chairman be halted until the determination of the suit brought before it by the applicants.
The court suspended Mr Secondus from parading as a member of the PDP pending the hearing and determination of the case.
Mr Secondus is facing an harculean task to keep his high office as the national chairman of PDP.
At a closed-door meeting of PDP stakeholders in Abuja, members of the party resolved to work together as a united family.
National legal adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party says powers to remove the party’s NWC or any national officer reside only in the party’s national convention.
The party said more than a million Nigerians have indicated interest to join the party, less than 24 hours after its logo was put online during the test run.
The PDP national chairman says he will not resign.
