Court Bars APC From Conducting Congresses In Rivers
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted an experte order restraining the National Leadership of the All Progressive Congress(APC) led by the chairman, Abdullahi Umar-Ganduje, the Secretary, Surajudeen Ajibola-Basiru from going ahead to conduct planned Ward, Local Government and State Congresses scheduled to hold on 11th, 16th and 26th October 2024.
The claimants in the suits filed by Peter Ohochukwu and Haija Ndidi-Chukwuma for themselves and all elected executive members of APC in the state, while the Defendants are Inspector General of Police, Nigerian Police and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Justice Godwin Ollor in his ruling on the experte Motion also restrained the defendants either for themselves, their men, officers or agents from conducting, supervising, holding, monitoring or in any other manner to conduct election to make up Rivers State executive committee.
Justice Ollor who insisted that his ruling is based on the merit of the application and oral application by the Plaintiff council, Collons Dike, Justice Ollor also restrained the national leadership of the party against any plan to suspend the Emeka Beke-led executives of the party in the state.
The court also went further to restrain the National Chairman of APC, the Secretary and the APC from doing any thing to interfere in the activities of elected executive of APC in the state led by Chief Beke pending the hearing and determination of motion on notice for interlocutory injection.
The presiding Judge, Justice Ollor thereafter adjourned till 9th Day of September, 2024 for hearing of Motion on Notice.
Court Bars APC From Conducting Congresses In Rivers is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
