APC Moves To Vacate Court Order Stopping Convention

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded plans to vacate a court order stopping its national convention slated for March 26.

Naija News learned that the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and other party stakeholders had concluded plans to vacate the suit this week.

Recall that Justice Bello Kawu of the Federal High Court Abuja on March 18, 2021, ruled that the APC can not conduct a national convention until a suit brought before it is determined.

The order was made on November 18, 2021, following an ex parte application by an aggrieved member of the party, Hon. Salisu Umoru, seeking to restrain the APC and Chairman of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, from organising any convention until the determination of the suit.

After reading Umoru’s reliefs, the affidavit by Khalilat Bello and listening to his counsel, H. S. Danjuma Esq, and lawyers to the APC and Buni, A. M. Adoyi, and INEC, Anthony Onyeri Esq, Justice Bello Kawu ruled that the APC can only conduct a national convention after the hearing and determination of the suit.

The presiding judge also ordered an accelerated hearing in the matter.

According to Daily Trust, Umoru (plaintiff) was willing to withdraw the suit for the convention to hold as a planned sequel to intense pressure from APC stakeholders.

Meanwhile, Muhammadu Buhari has denied sanctioning the removal of Yobe State Governor and Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni.

This is as the president rejected reports that he approved the appointment of Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger State.

It was gathered that Buhari has backed Buni to oversee the APC convention scheduled for March 26th with a strict condition that no more postponements would be tolerated.

According to The PUNCH, Buhari took the decision in London after a meeting with his most trusted allies including the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.

Buhari, according to sources, also cleared insinuations and reports that he had backed former Nasarawa State Governor, Senator Adamu Abdullahi for the party’s chairman.

He reportedly stated that he had no preferred candidate for the chairmanship position, throwing the race open.