The interior political turmoil inside the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has taken a big flip because the state excessive court docket on Monday sacked Tony Okocha from his place as caretaker committee chairman.
In a ruling by Justice Sika Aprioku, the court docket nullified the sooner dismissal of Emeka Beke as APC chairman and reinstated him to his place.
Justice Aprioku’s judgment additionally overturned the dissolution of the elected state working committee led by Beke, successfully nullifying the appointment of Okocha and his caretaker committee members. Moreover, the court docket issued a restraining order stopping Okocha and his committee members from parading themselves as executives of the APC in Rivers State.
In response to the ruling, Tony Okocha expressed dissatisfaction and questioned the decide’s motives in delivering the judgment in opposition to him. He insisted that he stays in cost and introduced his intention to enchantment the judgment.
In the meantime, Emeka Beke, in a separate press briefing, expressed gratitude to his supporters for his or her steadfastness and to the judiciary for standing agency. Beke assured that the APC would take part within the upcoming council elections and talked about that Martin Amaewhule, together with 24 different lawmakers, are members of the APC. He famous that they’d be invited to pledge their loyalty to the social gathering within the coming days.
This improvement marks one other chapter within the ongoing energy battle inside the APC’s Rivers State chapter, as either side put together for additional authorized and political battles.
