Plaintiffs dismiss Kano order, say ex-Edo gov remained suspendedThere was confusion on Thursday as two courts of equal jurisdiction, in a space of 24 hours, gave contradictory orders on the embattled
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole.
Justice Senchi had premised his order suspending Oshiomhole as the APC national chairman on the November 2, 2019 resolution of the Ward 10, Etsako West Local Government Area. He made an interim order, directing the APC; the INEC; the Inspector-General of Police; and the Director General, State Security Service “either by themselves, servants, privies, assigns or any other officer, howsoever described and by whatever name called, from giving effect to the purported resolution of Ward 10, Etsako West Local Government Area of 2nd November 2019 suspending the 2nd defendant as a member of the 1st defendant pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
A statement by Oshiomhole’s media aide, Mr Simon Ebegbulem, read, “A Federal High Court Kano, set aside the ruling of the FCT High Court upholding the suspension of the APC National Chair, Oshiomhole from the party. Order police, DSS to provide security to the National Chair to resume office.” Mustapha said, “I want to tell you from my little knowledge of the law, that two courts of coordinate jurisdiction cannot seat on appeal on an order or judgment given by each other. A Federal High Court cannot seat on appeal on FCT High Court.
Asked if activities of the party were adversely affected by the development, he said, “As you can see, we are in the secretariat and we are running the affairs of the party. “The meeting we had on the 14th January, I came out of the meeting and I told you guys that the meeting was stopped because they were trying to do illegality on only national secretary, the matter of the other people was referred to the zone, nobody discussed it.”He further noted that the party’s lawyers were studying the document and would not hesitate to enter criminal proceedings against Oshiomhole and all those behind the issuance of the statement.
“But, that is the irony of life; that you will help give birth to a child and the child looks for a cutlass to want to chop off your neck. It has happened in history; it has happened in this country so I won’t be only person. Fayemi and Atiku-Bagudu are the governors of Ekiti and Kebbi states respectively. It was unclear what the agenda of their visit ahead of Oshiomhole’s was, and they did not speak with reporters.
“I don’t go for night business, I do day business. They know themselves, they know me and I know them.” When asked why he was facing opposition from some forces in the APC, Oshiomhole replied that a major problem in Nigeria was that people preferred to have weak institutions.
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