 The South's deputy national chairman of the People's Democratic Party, Yemi Akimomi, has taken over the affairs of the party following the restraining order issued against the national chairman Uche Secundus. He addressed a press briefing attended by PLOS TV Africa's Jacinta Obuquo in Lagos. The recognized leader of the People's Democratic Party, Uche Secundus, is fighting the battle of his political career. It's culminated in Monday's order given by Justice Okobule Wasamo of the state high court sitting in river state, suspending him as the party's chairman. But that isn't the end of the PDP's leadership crisis, as Secundus deputy Yemi Akimomi has announced himself as the party's new chairman. He addressed a news conference at the Motala Muhammad Airport on his way to Abuja. Section 5, bracket 3, B of the constitution of the PDP, the people that power me to somo and preside over party meeting in the absence of national chairman, in the absence of national chairman. Two, our attention has been drawn to yesterday evening court order, which purportedly restrained our national chairman, Uche Secundus, from somoing presiding over meetings of the national organ of the party. It's normal making. In the ongoing circumstance, as the deputy national chairman, which is number one of the People's Democratic Party, after due consultation and in the exercise of our side power here by DIMEFITS and proper to postpone the national working committee meeting earlier said for today, the further notice. When asked if he blames Secundus for the development in the party and whether it will affect the PDP's chances at the 2023 election, this is what he had to say. I don't, I'm not from the culture that you don't blame your boss. Secundus is my boss, I don't blame him and I'm not their self, I don't know what's happened here. When I say somoid is a chairman, the people who are working, they are lining up here permanently. So as a chairman, as the boss of the party, they are just to make a point and to direct our fears. We are not to do the work. People doing the work, they are here. So it will not affect them in any form. Here before the court ruling, pro-Secondus members led by the chairman of the PDP Governor's Forum and Sokoto State Governor Amino Tambuwal insisted that Secundus should be allowed to end his tenure. Dasinta Obuquo for Plus TV Africa.