By Mike ALADENIKA.
The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) seems to be unending as more twists keep emerging with each step taken.
Following the pronouncement of the Appeal Court, Tuesday, confirming the ruling of the Federal High Court over the suspension of the party's National Chairman, Adams OSHIOMHOLE, an indication that the National Chairmanship seat is vacant, the party's National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu announced Senator Abiola Ajimobi as National Chairman, in acting capacity.
This announcement, to Chief Wole Afolabi, counsel to the plaintiff does not tally with the position and ruling of the Federal High Court to which they appealed.
Chief Afolabi, in a press release issued, copy of which was made available to SPARKNEWSNAIJA, said the "court recognises Victor Giadom as acting National Chairman of APC".
The statement reads, "Our attention has been drawn to a Statement purportedly issued by the Publicity Secretary of the APC to the effect that Senator Abiola Ajumobi is to act as the National Chairman of APC following the suspension from office of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole by the Court of Appeal.
We wish to state that the statement must have been issued in complete ignorance of the order of the FCT High Court issued on 16th of March, 2020, by Hon. Justice S.U Bature in Suit No. FCT/HC/M/6447/
2020 to the effect that Chief Victor Giadom is to act as the National Chairman of the party due to the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman."
Chief Afolabi further said "the order
was given the same day that the Court of Appeal earlier gave Oshiomhole a temporary respite by staying the execution of the said order suspending Oshiomhole. Now that the Court of Appeal has affirmed the order of suspension, it is only proper that the Order recognizing Chief Victor Giadom is implemented."
The counsel to the plaintiff however warned that, "we have written to all law-enforcement agencies to implement the said order and any one who attempts to parade himself/herself other than Chief Victor Giadom as the Acting Chairman of the APC would be facing contempt of court proceedings.
With this twist, the last of the crisis is yet to be heard as further interpretations show that "the Court of Appeal's decision stands. The import thus is, whatever Comrade Adams Oshiomole has presided over as the chairman from the time of his suspension by the court of 1st instance, is null and void.
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