The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division today overruled Edozie Njoku and his group and granted leave to APGA, Sly Ezeokenwa and Victor Oye to appeal to the Supreme Court the judgment of the Court of Appeal of June 28, 2024.
In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of APGA, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, Njoku had relied on the judgement to claim the national leadership of APGA.
According to Opara, the Court also lamented that the suit bothered on the national leadership of APGA and yet, Edozie Njoku and his group excluded APGA from the case all along. The Court held that the proposed appeal by APGA, Sly and Oye to the Supreme Court is arguable and raises serious issues
He stated, “Edozie Njoku and his group had opposed the application vigorously, claiming that they are now the national leadership of APGA and did not authorize the application by APGA and that the name of APGA cannot be used by Sly to appeal against the Judgment. They also argued that the proposed appeal is an abuse of court process and that Oye and Sly are disobeying the judgment of the court. The Court overruled them in all the three applications with Application Nos: CA/ABJ/PRE/ROA/723MI/2024, CA/ABJ/PRE/ROA/CV/728MI/2024 and CA/ABJ/PRE/ROA/CV/870MI/2024 and stated that-
“1. Sly has shown as the National Chairman of the party, that he has sufficient interest in the matter.
2. That APGA which was excluded from the case can now appeal against the Judgment.
3. That Sly and APGA were not joined in the case all along and cannot be said to be disobeying the Judgment being appealed against.
4. That the proposed appeal to the Supreme Court by APGA, Sly and Oye raise raise arguable grounds and serious issues of law bothering on the errors contained in the judgment.
5. That the new case filed at the Federal High Court against INEC and Edozie Njoku is valid and not an abuse of court process as it is a different case bothering on the power of INEC to replace the name of Sly with that of Edozie Njoku without a court order
“With this ruling today, Edozie Njoku and his sponsors, Nicholas Ukachukwu and Chekwas Okorie have come to the end of their treacherous journey to hijack APGA.
“What does granting leave to APGA under the chairmanship of Sly to appeal against Edozie Njoku and his group signify? Edozie Njoku and his group are meddlesome interlopers and should immediately stop parading themselves as executives of APGA.”
