Rivers State Court Cannot Sack Tony Okocha-Led Committee – APC

The ruling All Progressives Congress has come out to kick against the removal of the Tony Okocha-led caretaker committee.

the Spokesman of Rivers APC Caretaker Committee, Chibuike Ikenga recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, the Rivers State court clearly lacks the power to take such action, and the recent judgment can’t override an earlier one granted by the Supreme Court.

He added that the party has already spoken to its lawyers, and they intend to appeal accordingly.

His words, “It (sack) is an effort in futility. The reason is that the Supreme Court has made pronouncements and taken decisions as to issues that pertain to the internal affairs of a political party, which are justifiable before any court.

Therefore, what we have seen was also a choreographed judgment, in the sense that the judge and a couple of his colleagues are dancing to the tune of the Rivers State government. The judgment itself is a clear indication of those coalitions you have seen from haters of President Bola Tinubu and the move to take him out of power after losing the election serially in Rivers State.

We have spoken to our lawyers and they will appeal accordingly. By the way, our party has given us the power to continue to act because it is strictly the internal affairs of the party. We are not under any form of pressure. As you can see, we are still going about our busy because we know the position of the law.

The court cannot force people removed for anti-party activities to lead us in the state. These people left the campaign for President Bola Tinubu and supported Atiku Abubakar of the PDP. It was based on that they were dissolved.”