A Rivers State High Court has ordered the suspension of the Ward, Local Government and State Congresses of the All Progressives Congress, APC, planned for Saturday, Dec. 21 following an order sought by one of the leaders of the party in the state, Igo Aguma.
The Court issued the restraining order barely 48hours after another state High court presided over by Justice G.C Ollor asked the APC to go ahead with its congresses.
In obedience to Justice Ollor’s ruling, the party had scheduled its activities to commence from Saturday Dec. 21 until this latest development.
But loyalist to the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and former member of the House of Representatives, Igo Aguma has stopped the planned Congress.
Aguma, among other things want the National Working Committee of the APC to resolve the crisis in the party before conducting congresses.
Obliging Aguma’s prayers, Justice Uchechi Kingsley-Chuku ordered, “the defendants in the matter to stop, refrain or desist from any action in furtherance of the subject matter (the Congresses)”.
Defendants in the matter include Caretaker Chairman of the APC in Rivers State, Abbot Ogbogbula, APC and National Chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomhole.
The matter was adjourned to January 27, 2020 for definite hearing.
Recall that the claimant, Igo Aguma had written an open letter to Oshiomhole saying the APC crisis in Rivers state was stirred by the actions of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and his rival, Sen. Magnus Abe and that both be to step aside in the interest of peace.
THE SUN, NIEGRIA