Court reaffirms legality of Buni-led APC Caretaker Committee

By Matthew Eloyi

A Federal High Court sitting in Port-Harcourt, Rivers  State, has struck out the suit challenging the legality of the Governor Mai Mala Buni led Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The presiding Judge, Justice Pheobe Msuen Ayua, struck out the name of National Chairman of the APC, the National Working Committee of the party, as well as the National Secretary, Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee, sued as 2nd, 3rd and 4th Defendants for being non-juristic persons.

Earlier, on October 15, 2021, Delta State High Court of Justice struck out an action filed by Elvis Ayomanor and others, challenging the APC Ward, LGA and State Congresses.

Also, Delta State High Court presided over by Justice G.B Briki-Okolosi on December 22, 2021, struck out Suit No: A/139/ 2021, between Chukwusa Edafe Matthew & 14 other Versus APC & others to set aside APC Ward, LGA and State Congresses in Delta State.

The Court held that the action is non-justiciable and incurably incompetent because the substratum of the matter borders on the internal affairs of the All Progressives Congress.

The Federal High Court ruling has put to rest issues surrounding the legality of the Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee.