Lagos APC Gets Court Order For Ajimobi To Preside At NEC

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered that Tuesday’s meeting of the National Executive Council of the All Progressives Congress, APC must not go on without the former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi; Waziri Bulama and Paul Chukwuma in attendance.

Justice Mohammed Liman upon an ex parte motion filed by the chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the party, Tunde Balogun ordered the APC and its officials from “disturbing, preventing or obstructing Waziri Bulama, Abiola Ajimobi, and Paul Chukwuma from carrying out their duties as acting National Secretary, acting National Deputy Chairman (South) and acting National Auditor of the APC, respectively”.

Balogun, in the motion asked the court to compel the APC to recognise Bulama as the party’s acting National Secretary; Ajimobi, as the acting National Deputy Chairman (South); and Chukwuma, as the acting National Auditor of the party.

The import of the order will ensure that in the absence of Oshiomhole that Ajimobi would preside over the NEC meeting scheduled for next Tuesday.

Balogun submitted that the nomination of Bulama was ratified at the meeting of the APC National Working Committee held on January 14, 2020; while those of Ajimobi and Chukwuma were ratified at the NWC meeting of March 4, 2020.

“By virtue of the ratification stated above, the nominees have become members of the National Executive Council and are entitled by the constitution of the defendant (APC) to work and operate in acting capacities in their respective offices pending their swearing-in at the National Convention of the party.

“In spite of the foregoing, the defendant (APC), acting through its officials and officers, particularly, the Deputy National Secretary, has not allowed the nominees to perform their duties as members of the National Executive Council,” Balogun submitted.

The import of the order will ensure that in the absence of Oshiomhole that Ajimobi would preside over the NEC meeting scheduled for next Tuesday.

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