Former Rivers South-East Senator, Magnus Ngei Abe, says Labour Minister (State) Festus Keyamo got it wrong on the Supreme Court judgement on the Eyitayo
He noted that nothing in the judgement implied that a Governor cannot serve as Chairman of any Committee in a political party of which he is a member.step down and call off the forthcoming congresses.
He noted that most members accepted the reality of the Carteaker Committee as a decision of the National Executive Committee of the APC with President Muhammadu Buhari as leader of the party in attendance. “The Supreme Court held that Buni was not a party to the case and so his status was not determined in the case of Jegede Vs. Akeredolu.”
“He is our Convention Committee Chairman but because the Working Committee of the party was dissolved by NEC, the caretaker members are to take care of the affairs of the party on behalf of NEC until an Executive Chairman is elected by convention.
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