Congresses that
produced our Exco not before any court – Ojukaye
The newly-elected
Rivers State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Ojukaye
Flag-Amachree has stated that the APC Ward, Local Government and State
Congresses that took place May 19, 20 and 21 respectively which saw to his
emergence as the State Chairman were not a subject of any court action.
Hon. Flag-Amachree was
reacting to a Port Harcourt High Court ruling Wednesday that purportedly
annulled congresses held in the State by the APC.
“The reported
annulment must be connected to the matter relating to the disputed May 5 and 12
Ward and Local Government APC Congresses of which our lawyers have actively
been pursuing. As far as we are concerned, we were not served any fresh cause
of action against the May 19, 20 and 21 congresses. It is unthinkable and
unimaginable because no such linkage exists.”
Explaining further,
Hon. Ojukaye Flag-Amachree stated that it was absurd for anyone to talk about
the new set of congresses even when the party counsels had filed a notice of
preliminary objection against the jurisdiction of the court and the notice of
appeal to that effect brought to the notice of the court over the May 5 and 12
congresses that the national leadership of APC eventually cancelled.
“We believe that the
court knows that it is its duty to determine the matter of preliminary objections
and other motions filed by APC counsels before it can question subsequent
congresses or actions of the party. At this moment, there is no court action
and/or order on the State Exco or all those that emerged at different levels of
the party on May 19, 20 and 21 congresses.”
The State APC Chairman
assured party faithful and the general public that there was no cause for alarm
as the party will not waste time in taking any unfavourable court outcome to
the highest possible level of appeal. He advised all party officers to go about
their duty without let or hindrance.
Source: Chris Finebone
State
Publicity Secretary
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