Aguma, Ogbobula Seek Rivers APC Chairmanship Seat

THefestering crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress ( ÀPC) in Rivers State, took a new twist, as Chairman of the sacked Caretaker Committee, Isaac Ogbobula, claims he remains in charge of party and not Igo Aguma. Ogbobula, who chaired the State Caretaker Committee that was declared illegal by a Port Harcourt High Court, last Tuesday, declared yesterday, that he remained in charge and asked statutory members of the party’s State Executive Committee to ignore a virtual meeting called Igo Aguma.

He stated that based on the judgment order of Justice George Omereji, in Suit No. PHC/ 4355/ 2019, that sacked his committee and directed the APC and its National Chairman to constitute a fresh caretaker committee within 48 hours of the judgment, he had filed an appeal for a Stay of Execution of that order.

“As a party to the said suit, I have exercised my undoubted constitutional right of appeal by filing a Notice of Appeal on June 10, 2020 along with a Motion on Notice for injunction pending appeal/ stay of execution. These court processes were duly served on the APC and its National Chairman within the 48 hours timeline given by the Court for the constitution of a fresh Caretaker Committee” he said. Ogbobula said as a responsible political party, the APC could not proceed to execute the judgment of Justice Omereji in the face of his appeal, and the accompanying application for stay.