The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives will Monday hold an emergency meeting to deliberate on the suit filed by the embattled Minority Leader, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, aimed at halting his planned removal.
The main agenda of the emergency meeting was in response to the lawsuit instituted by Chinda against all minority parties.
TheHintsNews reports that in response to the suit filed by Chinda, Justice J. O. Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja had issued an interim order restraining the removal of Chinda as the Minority Leader of the House pending the determination of a substantive suit filed by the lawmaker.
Chinda through his lawyers led by Dr. J. Y. Musa (SAN) prayed the court to intervene and maintain the status quo, alleging that certain members of the PDP who are opposed to Chinda’s association with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, were plotting to unseat him in violation of legislative procedures.
It reads: “To all Minority Members of the House of Representatives.
“You are hereby invited to an emergency meeting to discuss recent developments in the minority leadership, particularly to review the lawsuit instituted by Minority Leader, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, against all members of minority parties in the 10th House of Representatives.”
The notice of the emergency meeting was jointly signed by: Hon. Agbedi Frederick, Leader, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus; Hon. Afam Victor Ogene, Leader, Labour Party Caucus; Hon. Muktar Umar-Zakari, New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Caucus, and Hon. Peter Uzokwe, Leader, Young Peoples Party (YPP), respectively.
The judge gave the order following an ex parte motion brought before the court on September 15, 2025, and filed a day later by Chinda, who represents Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency of Rivers State.
The suit has the National Assembly, its Clerk, the Speaker, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Social Democratic Party (SDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Young Progressives Party (YPP) as defendants.