APC Crisis: Another Blow For Oshiomhole As Court Okays Party’s NEC Meeting
A fresh court order has dealt another blow on the camp of embattled National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, as contention rages for the soul of Nigeria’s ruling party.
Consequently, the proposed emergency meeting of the APC’s National Executive Committee (NEC) slated for Wednesday, March 17, 2020 has received the nod of an Abuja High Court with a restraining order on the pro-Oshiomole National Working Committee (NWC) not to obstruct the meeting.
Ruling on the issue, Justice S. U Bature of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, Maitama Abuja, granted an interim order restraining Babatunde Ogala – National legal adviser, Lanre Issa-Onilu – National publicity Secretary and Waziri Bulama – National secretary from interfering with the planned NEC.
According to the order, the defendants are restrained from interfering with; disturbing; or taking any steps; or actions whatsoever described towards disrupting the meeting of the NEC of the All Progressives Congress by National Working Committee members scheduled for 17th March, 2020 or any subsequent date pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice already filed.
In the motion ex-parte filed by the party’s national Vice Chairman, North East, Comrade Salihu Mustapha against Babatunde Ogala, Lanre Issa-Onilu, Waziri Bulama and the All Progressives Congress, the Court also compel APC to give full effect to the resolutions of the NWC convening the NEC of APC scheduled for 17th March, 2020.
The trio of Ogala, Issa-Onilu and Bulama, seen as the Pro-Oshiomole NWC members, had declared the March 17, 2020 emergency NEC meeting Illegal, alleging that the convener lacks the locus to summon such meeting.
