Court Strikes Suit Seeking Ganduje’s Removal As APC Chairman

A Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has struck out a suit seeking the removal of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
The suit was instituted by APC North Central Forum led by Saleh Zazzaga. The presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled that it cannot grant the pleas of the group.

According to Justice Ekwo, the “APC North Central Forum is not a juristic person and not registered in law and therefore has no legal power and capacity to file the suit.”

Also, Ekwo faulted the suit on the ground that the group failed to exhaust internal mechanisms for peaceful resolution of the issue before approaching the court.

According to Channels TV, “Justice Ekwo further held that the appointment of officers for APC by its National Executive Committee is an internal affair of the party which no court can dabble into.

The group contended that the appointment of Ganduje breached Article 13 of the APC Constitution because it was not done through a democratic process enshrined in the party’s law.

LagosTimes Nigeria had reported that APC’s North Central chieftains had threatened to work against the second-term ambition of President Bola Tinubu if the national chairmanship position of the party is not returned to the region.

APC’s North Central chieftains had argued since the immediate national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu‘s tenure was not completed, the region should retain the party’s highest position.