APC on the Verge of Repeating Zamfara, Rivers in Edo - THISDAYLIVE

APC on the Verge of Repeating Zamfara, Rivers in Edo

Alex Enumah writes that the numerous litigations over the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, puts the party at risk of a repeat of self-inflicted loss in the impending Edo State governorship election

Ojezua was accused of relocating activities of the party to the government house and one Colonel David Imuse was said to have been elected to pilot the affairs of the party in the state in the interim. But the Ojezua factor may have resolved itself as Governor Godwin Obaseki whose fight Ojezua championed has switched political party loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party

As it stands, except the party retraces its steps and urgently too, it may end up suffering the same fate that cost it the governorship and other elective offices in Zamfara and Rivers states in the last general election. However, barely one year after the APC suffered that huge but self inflicted loss in the two states, the party seems bent on another loss owing to the numerous court cases threatening the chances of the party in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State.

He, however, failed to challenge his suspension forcing some members of the party to approach the court early in the year to enforce the suspension. Arguing the motion with number: M/4292/2020, Afolabi told the court that Oshiomhole has up till now failed to challenge his suspension from the party. In addition they prayed for another interlocutory order directing the Police and the SSS to deploy their staff to prevent Oshiomhole from continuing to occupy the office of the National Chairman of the APC and from having access to the office.

In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Lamido, the three-man panel resolved all four issues raised by Oshiomhole in favour of the respondents. While acting National Secretary of the party, Mr Victor Giadom supported by the APC National Organising Secretary, Mr Muhammed Ibrahim, is claiming to have the legal backing of the court to act in the absence of Oshiomhole, his claim is being challenged by other members of the party executives.

On his party, Akinleye Micheal argued that the order of the Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti division on February 12, 2020 which ordered parties to maintain status subsist and warned that the party would be in breach to appoint Ajimobi as acting National Chairman. The order was however inactive as the Court of Appeal Abuja Division had few hours later set aside the order suspending Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the APC.

Giadom who is the party’s Deputy National Secretary said he was the highest ranking official from the South-south following the ruling of the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, which upheld Oshiomhole’s suspension and declared all his actions since his suspension, null and void.The judge also empowered Comrade Mustapha Salihu, the APC National Vice Chairman to act as the National Secretary.

“Consequently, we have written to all law-enforcement agencies to implement the said order and any one who attempts to parade himself/herself other than Chief Victor Giadom as the Acting Chairman of the APC would be facing contempt of court proceedings.But the hope of Giadom was however dashed on June 19 by a ruling of a Port Harcourt High Court which restrained him from parading himself as acting National Chairman.

In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/640/2020, the plaintiff contended that Senator Ajimobi lacked the locus standi to pilot the affairs of the party, insisting that he was not validly appointed by the suspended National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole. If that be this case, the party may have just denied itself again the opportunity to field a candidate in another governorship election.

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