A’Court affirms Oshiomhole’s suspension as APC National Chairman

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, affirmed the suspension of the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, from the party.

The Appellate Court upheld the decision of the Federal Capital Territory High Court which in March ordered the suspension of Oshiomhole as well as parading himself as the national chairman of the party.

In a unanimous judgement in the first appeal filed by Oshiomhole, Justice Eunice Onyemanam who read the lead judgment, held that the FCT High Court had territorial jurisdiction to have entertained the suit as it did.

The Appellate Court in dismissing Oshiomhole’s appeal ordered withdrawal of all his rights and privileges as national chairman of the party including his security details.

The decision is predicated on the ground that Oshiomhole’s objection on jurisdiction has no merit as he is based in Abuja while the APC national headquarters is also in Abuja.

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Court of Appeal also dismissed the second appeal by APC and Oshiomhole for lacking in merit. In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Lamido, the Appellate Court said that Oshiomhole and APC right to fair hearing was not breached.

Justice Lamido further said there was no basis for the two appellants to hold that they were denied fair hearing during proceedings at the high court.

He further held that the suspension of Oshiomhole from ward 10 of Etsako Local Government Area of Edo State was ratified at the ward, local government and state level as required by law.

The Court of Appeal also held that the identity of those who suspended Oshiomhole were not in doubt because in their unchallenged affidavit they made it clear that they were party members and officers of the party. The court said the appeal lacks merit.