Court dismisses suit made against APC rivers chapter over Legality of its excos

A suit made by ogechi Ogwu-Edwun and four others and Alaibo Soibibo and four others against the All Progressive Congress (APC)  and former caretaker Committee Chairman of the party, Isaac Ogbobula has been struck out by a Rivers State Court sitting in Port Harcourt.

The representatives had approached the court, seeking an injunction against APC over the conduct of congresses.

The suit had requested the court to stop APC from going ahead to do anything with the outcome of the congresses because the applicants were allegedly refused access to nomination forms after making payment for the said forms.

The separate suits, which were later consolidated, had challenged the legality of the APC and its Caretaker Committee Chairman, Isaac Ogbogbula, to conduct congresses of the party in the state.

However, Justice Charles Wali in his judgement, agreed with the defendants counsel’s prayer that the court should set aside the suit for lacking in merit on the ground of lack of proof of service.

Wali held that the claimants, instead of effecting service at the head office of the first defendant (APC), which is in Abuja, served them in Port Harcourt office, which was against the provisions of the law.

The court dismissed the suit for lack of jurisdiction, noting that the suit was statute barred and had become academic exercise.

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