Oshiomhole, Buhari meet
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, is at the Presidential Villa for a meeting with the President Muhammadu Buhari.
Recalled that Justice Danlami Senchi yesterday granted an order of interim injunction stopping Oshiomhole from parading himself as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), pending the determination of a suit.
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Justice Danlami Senchi held that political parties must be bound by their constitution and having been suspended by his ward, Oshiomhole is restrained from functioning as the National Chairman of the party pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit
In an ex-parte application filed by Mr Oluwole Afolayan on behalf of the National Vice Chairman, North East of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Mustapha Salihu, a factional Chairman of the APC in Edo state, Anselm Ojezua and others
But today a Federal High Court in Kano, set aside the ruling of the FCT High Court which suspended National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole from office.
The presiding judge, Justice Lewis Allagoa ordered the police and Department of State Service (DSS) to provide security for Oshiomhole to resume at his office.
On Wednesday, March 4, Justice Danlemi Senchi, granted an order of interim injunction stopping Oshiomhole from parading himself as APC National Chairman.
However, hours after the ruling, Oshiomhole appealed the judgment at the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division.
Justice Allagoa also restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from dealing with any person replacing Oshiomhole as APC National chairman, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
Granting an interim order sought by one Aliyu Mohammad Rabiu, Justice Allagoa directed all the parties to the suit to maintain status quo ante bellum pending the hearing on notice.
Justice Allagoa adjourned the matter till April 8, for hearing.
The Nigeria Police Force has been keeping watch over the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja following the Wednesday’s interim injunction on Oshiomhole.
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