The leadership crisis rocking the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a dramatic twist yesterday as the Federal High Court, Asaba, sacked the Jones
Also affected by the two-hour judgement delivered by the presiding judge, Justice Toyin Adegoke, were the ward and local government executives of the party, under the
The court declared the plaintiff, Cyril Ogodo, the authentic chairman of APC, the main opposition party in the state.
The plaintiffs had sought 13 reliefs, among which are a declaration that the Ogodo-led executive committee was the authentic state executive of the APC.
They also prayed the court to declare as null, void and of no effect any and every action purportedly taken, initiated or carried out by the fourth defendant, Jones
The court granted all the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs.
Yesterday’s judgement has affected the re-election of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta Central, the election of a member of the House of Representatives, Mr Francis Waiva, and the election of three members of the Delta State House of Assembly, having emerged from the primaries conducted by the
Also affected were the nomination of Great Ogboru, the governorship candidate; immediate past governor and senatorial candidate for Delta South, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan; and Delta North senatorial candidate, Doris Uboh, among others.
However, counsel to the defendants,
On his part, counsel to the plaintiffs, Roland Ekpe, said the
Also, Ogodo said justice had finally been served on the contentious state executive committee of the party, describing the judge as incorruptible, “who, despite all the intimidation and frivolous petitions, was able to deliver justice.”
Brother of the APC governorship candidate, Mr Turner Ogboru, who was in court, urged Ogodo and his group not to rejoice yet, saying that the judgement was void ab-initio.
“There was no dependable evidence to make the judge reach this decision. The judgement is void ab-initio. It does not even need an appeal to set it aside because this court cannot sit as Court of Appeal over another Federal High Court judgment.”
Also, Ogodo said justice had finally been served on the contentious state executive committee of the party, describing the judge as incorruptible, “who, despite all the intimidation and frivolous petitions, was able to deliver justice.”
Brother of the APC governorship candidate, Mr Turner Ogboru, who was in court, urged Ogodo and his group not to rejoice yet, saying that the judgement was void ab-initio.
Mr Ogboru said the verdict could not stand legal scrutiny at the Court of Appeal, stating that the court was wrong to nullify the primaries conducted by the National Working Committee of the party: “When we profile it, we will go on appeal. The beauty of our jurisprudence is that the first court has its right, but you have the upper court to correct all the errors of a lower court.
“There was no dependable evidence to make the judge reach this decision. The judgement is void ab-initio. It does not even need an appeal to set it aside because this court cannot sit as Court of Appeal over another Federal High Court judgment.”
The plaintiffs had sought 13 reliefs, among which are a declaration that the Ogodo-led executive committee was the authentic state executive of the APC.
They also prayed the court to declare as null, void and of no effect any and every action purportedly taken, initiated or carried out by the fourth defendant, Jones
The court granted all the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs.
Yesterday’s judgement has affected the re-election of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta Central, the election of a member of the House of Representatives,
Also affected were the nomination of Great Ogboru, the governorship candidate; immediate past governor and senatorial candidate for Delta South,
However, counsel to the defendants,
On his part, counsel to the plaintiffs, Roland Ekpe, said the
Also, Ogodo said justice had finally been served on the contentious state executive committee of the party, describing the judge as incorruptible, “who, despite all the intimidation and frivolous petitions, was able to deliver justice.”
Brother of the APC governorship candidate,
“There was no dependable evidence to make the judge reach this decision. The judgement is void ab-initio. It does not even need an appeal to set it aside because this court cannot sit as Court of Appeal over another Federal High Court judgment.”
On his part, counsel to the plaintiffs, Roland Ekpe, said the
Also, Ogodo said justice had finally been served on the contentious state executive committee of the party, describing the judge as incorruptible, “who, despite all the intimidation and frivolous petitions, was able to deliver justice.”
Brother of the APC governorship candidate,
“There was no dependable evidence to make the judge reach this decision. The judgement is void ab-initio. It does not even need an appeal to set it aside because this court cannot sit as Court of Appeal over another Federal High Court judgment.”
“There was no dependable evidence to make the judge reach this decision. The judgement is void ab-initio. It does not even need an appeal to set it aside because this court cannot sit as Court of Appeal over another Federal High Court judgment.”