A Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned to Friday, July 22, 2022, for further hearing on a suit filed by Mr. Dan Nwafor, a factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Imo State, challenging the legality of candidates elected on the platform of the party.
Nwafor, who got a Supreme Court verdict, reinstating him as Chairman of the party, is praying the court to cancel all party primaries conducted by the APC in Imo State.
However, the National Working Committee, NWC of the APC, insists that Nwafor is not the Chairman of the party in Imo State. It said the Mac Donald Ebere led State Working Commitee, SWC, is the authentic leadership of the party.
Despite the NWC insistence, Nwafor continues to parade as State Party Chairman, on the basis of the Supreme Court verdict.
As part of his prayers before the Federal High Court, he alleged that the primary exercise were illegal, because it was presided by those not recognized by the law as genuine State Working Committee, SWC of the party in the state.
Nwafor, who is strongly backed by former Governor of Imo State and Senator Representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha, declared that former Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party, Marcellinus Nlemigbo and the State Chairman, Mac Donald Ebere, at one time or the other, usurped his powers as State Chairman.
When hearing resumed on Tuesday, the presiding Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, ordered that Notice be served the defendants, Marcellinus Nlemigbo and Mac Donald Ebere, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,over their inability to be in court.
The Plaintiff, Dan Nwafor, was represented by Chief Chris Uche (SAN), Chief Maduabuchi Oba (SAN) and four other Lawyers, while the first defendant (APC) was represented by Barr Uche Nwosu.
