Omobolanle Shosanya
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt,has granted an experte order restraining the National Leadership of the All Progressive Congress led by the chairman, Abdullahi Umar-Ganduje, the Secretary, Surajudeen Ajibola-Basiru from going ahead to conduct its planned Ward, Local Government and State Congresses billed for October 11th, 16th and 26th, 2024.
Other defendants in the suits filed by Peter Ohochukwu and Haija Ndidi-Chukwuma for themselves and all elected executive members of APC in the state are the All Progressives Congress, Inspector General of Police, Nigeria Police and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Justice Godwin O. Ollor in his ruling on the ex-parte motion,also restrained the defendants either for themselves, their officers or agents from conducting, supervising, holding, monitoring or in any other manner conduct election to make up Rivers State Executive Committee of APC in Rivers State.
Justice Ollor hinged his ruling on the merit of the application by the Plaintiffs’ counsel, Collins Dike.
The court 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 further restrained the National Chairman of APC and the Secretary from doing anything to interfere with the activities of elected executives of the party in the state led by Chief Emeka Beke, pending the hearing and determination of motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.
