Court reaffirms Victor Oye as APGA National Chairman, dismisses appeal

The Court of Appeal Ibadan Division has struck out the appeal against
the judgment of an Ibadan High Court and reaffirmed Victor Oye-led
National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Grand
Alliance, APGA as the authentic NWC.

Recall that on the 28th of May 2019, the High Court of Oyo State
sitting in Ibadan entered a judgement in favour of APGA and the
National Chairman, Dr. Victor Oye in which the court ordered APGA and
its National Chairman, Dr Victor Oye, to organise and conduct ward
congresses, local government congresses and state congresses across
the country for the election of the party’s officers before the
expiration of the tenures of the incumbent officers on 15th May 2019.

The High Court in Ibadan further ordered and directed APGA and its
National Chairman, Dr. Victor Oye, to organize and conduct a national
convention for the election of new national officers of the party
before the expiration of the tenure of the incumbent national officers
on June 4th, 2019.

However, the three man panel of the Appellate Court in Ibadan, in a
unanimous judgment which was made available to DAILY POST, Tuesday
morning, ruled that the lower court was on the side of law and
reaffirmed the APGA National convention that elected Ozonkpu Oye, as
party’s national chairman and other elected members of the National
Working Committee of APGA.

The appeal was filed by aggrieved members of the All Progressives
Grand Alliance, APGA, led by a factional National Chairman of the
party, Chief Edozie Njoku.

Parties joined in the appeal as respondents included, Ozonkpu Victor
Oye, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA and the Independent
National Electoral Commission(NEC).