APGA Tussle: Court Strikes Out Suit Against Umeoji, Okeke-Led Leadership

The High Court in Owerri, Imo state, has struck out Victor Oye’s
application for stay of execution of Owerri judgement declaring
Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji as the governorship candidate of the party in
the upcoming Anambra State election on November 6.

The court also reaffirmed its earlier judgment declaring the
Owerri Convention that produced Chief Jude Okeke led faction as All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Chairman valid.

The Court of Appeal Kano Division had on the 10th of August,
2021 set aside another judgment of the Jigawa High Court which also
held that Chief Jude Okeke wws National Chairman of APGA and only
governorship Congress held by him shall be valid.

In the judgment of Justice B. C. Iheka, on Thursday, the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was directed to
accept and continue to recognize and publish the name of Hon.
Chukwuma Umeoji as the candidate of the party and to include his
name in all electoral processes for the Anambra governorship
election.

The court stated that INEC cannot evade its duty to comply with
the orders of the court declaring Umeoji candidate and therefore
had a legal obligation to continue to carry out and comply with the
subsisting judgment of the Court delivered on 28th July, 2021
pending the determination of the appeal filed by Victor Oye at
Appeal Court Owerri.

The High Court in Owerri, Imo state, has struck out Victor Oye’s
application for stay of execution of Owerri judgement declaring
Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji as the governorship candidate of the party in
the upcoming Anambra State election on November 6.

The court also reaffirmed its earlier judgment declaring the
Owerri Convention that produced Chief Jude Okeke led faction as All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Chairman valid.

The Court of Appeal Kano Division had on the 10th of August,
2021 set aside another judgment of the Jigawa High Court which also
held that Chief Jude Okeke wws National Chairman of APGA and only
governorship Congress held by him shall be valid.

In the judgment of Justice B. C. Iheka, on Thursday, the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was directed to
accept and continue to recognize and publish the name of Hon.
Chukwuma Umeoji as the candidate of the party and to include his
name in all electoral processes for the Anambra governorship
election.

The court stated that INEC cannot evade its duty to comply with
the orders of the court declaring Umeoji candidate and therefore
had a legal obligation to continue to carry out and comply with the
subsisting judgment of the Court delivered on 28th July, 2021
pending the determination of the appeal filed by Victor Oye at
Appeal Court Owerri.