A State High Court in the Rivers State capital, Port Harcourt, has barred the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress from conducting ward and local government congresses.
In his ruling on an ex-parte motion brought before him, the presiding Judge, Justice Godwin Ollor, restrained the defendants, namely the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje; Secretary, Surajudeen Ajibola-Basiru; and the APC, from conducting the ward, local government, and state congresses scheduled for 11th, 16th, and 26th October 2024.
Other defendants are the Inspector-General of Police; the Nigerian Police; and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The plaintiffs in the case are listed as Peter Ohochukwu and Hajia Ndidi-Chukwuma, while the
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Justice Godwin Ollor further restrained the national leadership of the party from enacting any plan to suspend the Emeka Beke-led executives of the party in the state.
