The legitimate and INEC/people-recognized National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Barr. Ezeokenwa Sly Jr has said that Edozie Njoku, a claimant for the position of National Chairman of APGA, is not a member of the party.
Ezeokenwa said these during an appearance on TVC’s Politics Tonight. The National Chairman affirmed, “Edozie Njoku is not a member of APGA. If he were, let him show his membership card signed by Victor Ike Oye. We cannot reconcile with a non-member of APGA. The party conducted membership validation in 2019, and according to records, Edozie Njoku did not visit his ward for such validation, and thus, he is not a member of APGA.”
The APGA National Chairman emphasized that Chief Edozie Njoku went to three courts, using proxies, to seek an interpretation of the Supreme Court ruling. He sought to be declared the Chairman of the party. However, the apex court affirmed the judgment of the Appeal Court at that time, stating that Oye remains the Chairman of the party.
According to Ezeokenwa, “The three courts that have given judgments on the matter include the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court Abuja on 28/3/2023 in SUIT NO. FHC/ABJ/CS/1750/2022 APGA & ORS v. INEC & ORS, the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court Awka on 5/4/2023 in SUIT NO. FHC/AWK/CS/202/2022 APGA & ORS v. INEC & ORS, and the judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal Abuja on 2/6/2023 in APPEAL NO. CA/ABJ/CV/454/23 APGA & ORS v. INEC & ORS. As of June 2, 2023, these three final judgments have established that the Supreme Court of Nigeria never declared Chief Edozie Njoku as the National Chairman of APGA.”
The National Chairman stated, “On June 6, 2023, the Supreme Court informed Edozie Njoku that it did not recognize him as the National Chairman of APGA. Njoku’s proxies allegedly obtained a judgment from the FCT High Court Bwari in a case unrelated to APGA. This judgment claimed that the actions of Chief Victor Oye, the National Chairman, were in violation of previous Supreme Court judgments. However, APGA was not involved in this case, and the judgment conflicts with a superior judgment from the Court of Appeal delivered on June 2, 2023. Additionally, Chief Victor Oye had already handed over the chairmanship to me by June 6, 2023. Therefore, the Bwari judgment is irrelevant. However, it’s worth noting that the Appeal Court has strongly criticized the trial Judge, referring to his actions as judicial rascality. As a result, further proceedings on the said suit have been stayed.”
The APGA National Chairman urged the general public to disregard the antics of Chief Edozie Njoku and his co-travelers regarding APGA leadership. The Chairman firmly maintained that the party remains united and undivided.
