A high court of the federal capital territory (FCT) has
reaffirmed Victor Giadom as the acting national chairman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
The court also ruled that Mustapha Salihu, national
vice-chairman north-east, should act as national secretary.
The rulings of the court on Thursday were sequel to ex parte
motions filed by Salihu.
S. U Bature, the judge, held that his ruling would subsist
pending the time NEC convenes and take a decision or determination of the suit.
Ex parte orders subsist for only two weeks but could be
renewed.
The party has been embroiled in a leadership crisis
following the appeal court judgment upholding the suspension of Adams
Oshiomhole as national chairman of the party.
An Abuja high court in March 2020 ordered the suspension of
Oshiomhole as national chairman of the APC.
While the party announced Abiola Ajimobi, former Oyo
governor, as acting chairman, Giadom declared himself as national chairman.
He had reversed the disqualification of Godwin Obaseki,
governor of Edo, from the June 22 gubernatorial primary election and ordered a
fresh exercise.
But members of the national working committee (NWC) loyal to
Ajimobi nominated Hilliard Eta, APC vice-chairman south-south, to act in the
place of the former Oyo governor who was
“unavoidably absent”.
Bature was the judge who made an order allowing Giadom to
act as the party’s national chairman when a court ordered the suspension of
Oshiomhole in March.
When contacted on Thursday, Salihu told TheCable that he was
shocked by the court order because he had moved on.
But Salihu did not respond to a question on whether he had
withdrawn the suit.
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