The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital on Monday, nullified the current ward, council and state congress of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

The Court also restrained Indepedent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the sencod Defendant in the Suit from recognising any of the officers purportedly elected from the void and nullified congresses.

The judgement was followed in a suit No. FHC/ AI/CS/183/2024 between: Nnenna Lynda Udeh & 12 others versus PDP.

Our correspondent recalls that some stakeholders of the party had on Nov. 2 conducted a congress and elected Mr Peter Nwele as newly Chairman of the party in the state.

The Presiding Judge, Justice Hilary Oshomah in his ruling, said the Congress was void, unconstitutional and of no effect.

Oshomah, therefore nullified the congresses and ordered that the executives elected during the congress should cease from presenting themselves as the State Executive Working Committee.

"The congress of the PDP in the state in now nullified for being void, unconstitutional and of no effect whatsoever," the Judge stated.