Supreme Court Affirms Aguma’s Sack As Rivers APC Caretaker Chairman

…. dismisses Oshiomhole’s appeal

The Supreme Court, on Friday, upheld the Court of Appeal
judgement that sacked Hon. Igo Aguma as the Caretaker Committee
Chairman of the All Progessives Congress, APC, in Rivers State.

The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-man panel of
Justices, dismissed appeals that were lodged before it by both
Aguma and the erstwhile National Chairman of the APC, Adams
Oshiomhole.

Justice Amina Augie who read the lead verdict that was prepared
by Justice Adamu Jaoru, said the apex court found no reason to
interfere with the December 29, 2020, judgment of the Court of
Appeal in Abuja, which vacated an earlier verdict of the High Court
of Rivers State.

The court held that the appeal was without merit, stressing that
it was plagued with a litany of jurisdictional issues.

While the judgement was on the appeal marked: SC/17/2021, which
Aguma filed against the APC and others, the Supreme Court said its
decision in the matter should be applied to the second appeal
marked: SC/51/2021, wherein Oshiomhole queried the jurisdiction of
the Court of Appeal in Abuja to entertain the case.

The appellate court had in its verdict, sacked Aguma as
Acting/Caretaker Committee Chairman of APC in Rivers, after it
voided the June 2020 judgment of Justice George Omereji of the High
Court of Rivers State in Port Harcourt.

The appellate court went ahead and affirmed the appointment of
Isaac Abbot Ogbobula as the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the
Rivers State APC.

It held that it was the exclusive right of the National Working
Committee, NWC, of the APC, under the party’s Constitution, to
appoint a Caretaker Committee for any organ of the party.

Ogbobula was said to belong to a faction of the APC in Rivers
State loyal to the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.

…. dismisses Oshiomhole’s appeal

The Supreme Court, on Friday, upheld the Court of Appeal
judgement that sacked Hon. Igo Aguma as the Caretaker Committee
Chairman of the All Progessives Congress, APC, in Rivers State.

The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-man panel of
Justices, dismissed appeals that were lodged before it by both
Aguma and the erstwhile National Chairman of the APC, Adams
Oshiomhole.

Justice Amina Augie who read the lead verdict that was prepared
by Justice Adamu Jaoru, said the apex court found no reason to
interfere with the December 29, 2020, judgment of the Court of
Appeal in Abuja, which vacated an earlier verdict of the High Court
of Rivers State.

The court held that the appeal was without merit, stressing that
it was plagued with a litany of jurisdictional issues.

While the judgement was on the appeal marked: SC/17/2021, which
Aguma filed against the APC and others, the Supreme Court said its
decision in the matter should be applied to the second appeal
marked: SC/51/2021, wherein Oshiomhole queried the jurisdiction of
the Court of Appeal in Abuja to entertain the case.

The appellate court had in its verdict, sacked Aguma as
Acting/Caretaker Committee Chairman of APC in Rivers, after it
voided the June 2020 judgment of Justice George Omereji of the High
Court of Rivers State in Port Harcourt.

The appellate court went ahead and affirmed the appointment of
Isaac Abbot Ogbobula as the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the
Rivers State APC.

It held that it was the exclusive right of the National Working
Committee, NWC, of the APC, under the party’s Constitution, to
appoint a Caretaker Committee for any organ of the party.

Ogbobula was said to belong to a faction of the APC in Rivers
State loyal to the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.