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The fear over the Court of Appeal case involving suspended national chairman Uche Secondus, who has refused all entries to withdraw it, and the new case at the Kaduna High Court, has sent PDP governors into panic mode.

But Governor Makinde Seyi who is the Secretary of the Convention planning committee said the date of the convention stands.

The governors have assembled a legal team for advice on how to tackle Secondus at the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt.

It was also learned that the party may file a counter application before the appellate court on why it should not restrain PDP from holding its convention.

Delegates to the convention were confused last night on whether to proceed to Abuja the convention venue.

Also, all was not well within the PDP National Convention Committee. Most members have complained of being sidelined.

They alleged that only governors Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa State), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), and Douye Diri (occasionally), are running the show.

The tension made PDP governors and some leaders to begin marathon consultations with some senior lawyers.

A top source said, “The PDP governors have been consulting with some top lawyers on how to tackle Secondus at the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt when the case up on Tuesday.

“The consultations have been on the last eight to nine hours on the way forward for the party. They were caught unaware.

“Top on the agenda is to convince the appellate court to reject Secondus, application to stop the convention from holding because he has nothing to lose. His tenure has technically ended there is no way the conviction can affect him.

“In fairness, the party is not against him in court, only a member of the party sued him. This means the generally the party has no axe to grind with him.”

KHARTOUM, Sudan—Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok was put under house arrest after an unidentified military force besieged his house early on Monday, Al Arabioya sinister channel Al Hadath reported citing unidentified sources.

Most of the members of the country’s cabinet and a large number of pro-government party leaders were arrested in an apparent coup in Khartoum, three political sources said.

Sudanese military and paramilitary forces deployed across the capital Khartoum, restricting civilian movements and protestors carrying the national flag, burnt tires in different areas in the city.

Khartoum airport was shut and international flights were suspended.  There was no immediate comment from the military.

The head of the Sudan sovereign Council was expected to give a statement about the developments. According to a Reuters statement, the internet in the country was also slowed to almost zero.

The Sudanese’s professionals Association called for a general strike and civil disobedience in the face of a military coup according to a statement.

Sudan has been on the edge since a failed coup last month unleashed bitter recriminations between military and civilian groups meant to be sharing power following the 2019 ouster of former leader Omar al-Bashir.

Bashir was toppled and jailed after months of street protests. A political transition agreed after his ouster was meant to lead elections by the end of 2023.

As tensions built this month, a coalition of rebel groups and political parties aligned themselves with the military. Supporters of the military have been staging a sit-in outside the presidential palace calling on the military to dissolve the civilian government.

Last week, several cabinet ministers took part in big protests in several parts of Khartoum and other cities against the prospect of the military rule.

The military head of the Sovereign Council has previously asserted his commitment to the transition.

As always the politician’s controversial utterances have caused uproar and reactions as members of the public and political commentators seek to establish where the truth lies.

Mr. Sudi’s latest target has been ambassador Stephen Tarus who delivered a condolence message to the later Agnesnes Tirop’s family during her burial on Saturday, October 23, 2021.

Tarus read out a message on behalf of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga amid jeers from the crowds that had gathered to mourn the athlete.

This action attracted harsh criticism from Sudi who went ahead to claim that the message may have been crafted by Tarus without any involvement of Odinga.

“The CAS is here reading us statements but the national government has not done anything to these athletes. We have very many conmen here, even this government is just full of conmen. Another one here is purporting to read statements from Raila this is just fraud.

“I can tell you for free that Tarus has written that statement himself. All these people are just frauds. I saw Tarus speaking in Eldoret the other day against Ruto. Your stomach is very small compared to all these people don’t speak against someone of your own bloodline,” Sudi spoke.

Popular blogger Robert Alai posted a clip of Sudi rubbishing Tarus with the caption: “See the rage, Anger and almost lynching of a simple politician Tarus in Iten when he simply read Raila’s speech and promised an alternative voice.”

The remark has earned Mr. Alai a taste of Sudi’s sting where the MP  further called the blogger ‘stupid’.

“I wish to inform conman and broker Alai that I am not his caliber, I personally to Baba (Raila) directly, I even advise him on some of the issues and he listens to me. Am not stupid.

“We in UDA shall not succumb to your cheap propaganda and stupidity like those surrounding Baba while spoiling for him, for your information I mobilized crowds for Baba when he came to Eldoret.” Sudi posted.