Abuja High Court Grants Injunction In Favour of Rivers APC Exco

The Abuja High Court 14 presided over by Hon. Justice A. O. Musa on Tuesday, September 4  granted an order of perpetual injunction restraining the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole (1^st and 2^nd Defendants) from ‘tampering with the mandates of the elected officials/delegates elected at the 1^st Defendant’s Ward, Local Government and State Congresses in Rivers State on May 19, 20 and 21, 2018 respectively, either by nullifying, removing or in any way refusing to give effect to the outcome of the said congresses or by purporting to conduct another congress in respect of Rivers State.”

A statement circulated to journalists on Wednesday by Rivers State APC spokesman. Warisenibo Chris Finebone said the court also affirmed the validity of the congresses which took place May 19, 20 and 21 and subsequently culminated in the election of the Hon. Ojukaye Flag-Amachree State Executive Committee with such congresses having been conducted in compliance with the constitution of the APC (1^st Defendant). It therefore ordered that both 1^st and 2^nd Defendants (APC and its National Chairman) are bound to give effect to the outcome of the said congresses.

It would be recalled that following the controversy generated by the May 2018 Ward, Local Government and State congresses of the APC in Rivers State, the State Chairman of the Party, Hon. Ojukaye Flag-Amachree and his exco approached the Abuja High Court in Suit No. FCT/HC/BW/CV/115/2018 seeking injunction against the APC, its National Chairman and NWC/NEC from tampering with the Rivers State executive of the party until all pending matters regarding the congresses were resolved.