An Awka High Court yesterday nullified the ward, local government and state congresses conducted by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Anambra state.
It also reinstated the executive of the party led by Barr Emeka Ibe based on the congresses conducted in 2018.
It would be recalled that the same court had ordered that the party in the area should not conduct any Congress pending the determination of the main suit filed by the seventeen local government chairmen of the party in the state.
Despite the order the Andy Uba led faction of the party conducted the congresses which the court ruled that is was contempt of the court order.
Justice Ike Ogu of High Court-4 Awka ruled that the exercise contravened initial Interlocutory Injunction earlier issued by his court.
Ogu whose judgment on the suit filed by one Lawrence Emegini and others ruled that the plaintiff’s case succeeded.
The court stated that the tenure of wards, local government areas and states executives elected during 2018 congresses in Anambra subsists.
He noted that whatever congress conducted by APC and it’s representatives in the state contravened the order of the court.
Mr Chukwuma Agufugo, secretary of APC in the state described the judgment as victory to rule of law.
Agufugo said that some people had wanted to disorganise the party by trying to hijack it’s leadership from through the back, but thank God that court has liberated the party.
Chief P. I. Ikwueto (SAN) counsel to the plaintiff said that his clients have been vindicted by the decision of the court.
But Me Chukwunonso Chinwuba, the legal Adviser of of the Uba led faction of APC desolved by the judgment said they would study the judgment and know the next line of action to take.
“We will file notice of appeal and stay of execution, The judge err in law and it will be set aside at the appeal”, he said.
