Kogi stakeholders sue APC NWC

Some Kogi state stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have sued the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) over the adoption of indirect primary method for the selection of the party’s candidate for the November 16 governorship election.

The stakeholders said the opted to seek redress against the party NWC to forestall a repeat of the Zamfara fiasco in Kogi state as well as prevent the party from losing in the forthcoming governorship poll in November.

Speaking through their counsel, Oluwole Aladedoye, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the plaintiffs asked the court to stop the use of the indirect primary method proposed by the NWC for the exercise.

The stakeholders in the notification of suit Number: FHC/ABJ/CS/833/2019-Destiny Eneojoh Aromeh & others versus All Progressives Congress sent to the APC national legal adviser, Babatunde Ogala, prayed him to advise the party on the need to respect court processes and halt any action on the proposed indirect primary.

The plaintiffs are praying among others for the determination of whether having regard to the pendency of suit filed by Haddy Ametuo, Salam Adejoh (suing for themselves and on behalf of other members) of the SEC elected on May 19, 2018, the APC can adopt indirect primary.

Whether the involvement of persons claiming to be members of the Kogi SEC during the pendency of the suit in the nomination of the governorship candidate would not amount to interference with the judicial process and run against the principle of subjudice which would render the outcome of such primary illegal, null and void.

Whether the defendant can ignore the suit, which seeks to determine the authentic members of the Kogi SEC who constitute the delegates, by adopting the indirect mode of primary.

Whether it is not an act of disrespect for judicial processes for the defendant to adopt the indirect mode of primary in nominating its governorship candidate having been made a party to the suit, which seeks to determine the authentic members of the Kogi SEC, who will constitute the bulk of the delegates to participate in the indirect primary mode for the nomination of the governorship candidate.

The plaintiffs, who are members of the Haddy Ametuo-led faction, include organising secretary, Mr. Isah Abubakar, Zonal youth leader, Noah Aku, zonal women leader, Mrs. Joy Onu, and the ex-officio, Destiny Eneojoh Aromeh.

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