APC Members In Rivers File Fresh Suit Against Party

Despite warnings by All Progressives Congress (APC) national executive committee (NEC) that members should withdraw pending suit against the party, some members of the APC in Rivers state have instituted a new legal action action against the party.

Ekohotblog reports that the fresh suit filed by the members at the Rivers State High Court is aimed at stopping the planned membership revalidation/registration in the state.

The applicants; Sunday Hawkings, Julius Nbugere, Lucky Nweke, Florence Deigh and Anthony Nwauche, wants the court to restrain the party from embarking on registration of new members into the APC pending the outcome of the ongoing litigations.

Presiding Judge, Justice L. Ngbor Abina had ordered the applicants to put the defendants on notice and serve the APC by substituted means.

The case will be heard on 11th of December.

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Earlier, the former State Publicity Secretary of the APC in Rivers State, Chris Finebone had raised Alarm over plans by the Rivers State Government and the People’s Democratic Party create turmoil in the APC nationwide using the courts in Rivers state.

Finebone in a statement alleged that, “the government under Governor Nyesom Wike and PDP want to use the same tendencies within the APC in Rivers State that have been working in cahoots with the Rivers with them to weaken and sequestrate the APC in Rivers State using the State courts.

“Barely 24 hours after an APC National Eexecutive Council meeting held and far reaching decisions were taken on the affairs of the party, a group in Rivers APC has filed a fresh suit against the membership revalidation exercise announced by the party.

“As things stand, a flurry of cases against the APC through the courts in Rivers State is expected to unravel in the days ahead with the intention to roll back the expected exodus of PDP members into the APC nationwide, an intention to distract the APC from consolidating and becoming even stronger for the PDP in future.”