THE factional performing Nationwide Chairman of the All-Progressives Grand Alliance, Jude Okeke; and candidate of the get together within the forthcoming Anambra State governorship election, Chukwuma Umeoji, have rejected the judgment of the Court docket of Enchantment sitting in Kano, which has put aside the judgment of a Jigawa State Excessive Court docket, which had earlier declared them the genuine chairman and candidate of get together, respectively.
In accordance with an announcement by the Nationwide Publicity Secretary of APGA, Ikechukwu Chukwunyere, on Tuesday, Okeke’s legal professionals have been instructed to take all vital steps to attraction the judgment to the Supreme Court docket.
Chukwunyere dismissed the appellate court docket’s judgment as “a mere non permanent setback which will probably be put aside by the Supreme Court docket.”
The assertion partly learn, “The Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji Marketing campaign will, subsequently, proceed unhindered pending the judgment of the Supreme Court docket the place victory is assured. All supporters and get together members are, subsequently, urged to stay peaceable and law- abiding whereas sustaining the boldness degree, as there’s nothing that may cease an concept whose time has come.”
In the meantime, the Victor Oye-led All Progressives Grand Alliance has hailed the choice of the of the Enchantment Court docket, Kano Judicial Division for quashing the judgment of a Jigawa Excessive Court docket which recognised Jude Okeke, as a factional chairman of the get together.
An announcement by the get together’s Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Tex Okechukwu, famous that Oye spoke in Abuja on Tuesday, saying the unanimous judgment delivered by the three Justices of the Kano Enchantment Court docket, has renewed the hope of bizarre Nigerians within the judicial system.
The get together additionally appealed to the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee to publish the identify of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo because the rightful candidate of APGA for the November 6 Anambra State Governorship Election.
, with out additional delay.
The assertion learn partially, “Oye congratulated hundreds of thousands of APGA supporters throughout the nation, particularly these of them in Anambra State, for his or her steadfastness and assist.
The APGA nationwide chairman urged all these nonetheless feuding with the get together to embrace widespread sense and peace.”
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