- Publisher, Abubakar Sidiq Usman has dragged the All Progressives Congress (APC), to court
- Usman's actions is based on the APC's decision to appoint Lanre Isa-Onilu as the substantive National Publicity Secretary of the party
- He is asking the court to declare him the substantive spokesperson of the APC having emerged runner-up to the party's former spokesman
Publisher, Abubakar Sidiq Usman has dragged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to court over its decision to appoint Lanre Isa-Onilu as the substantive national publicity secretary of the party.
In a suit with file number FCT/HC/BW/CV/142/18 and filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Usman, who contested the position in the June 23 national convention, is asking the court to declare him as the substantive spokesperson of the party having emerged as runner-up behind Bolaji Abdulahi, the former party
In the keenly contested election, Abdullahi had emerged victorious at the convention, leaving Abubakar Usman, Duro Meseko and Issa-Onilu in the second, third and fourth position respectively.
But few months after assuming office, Abdullahi resigned his position and defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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In his place, the National Working Committee of the party appointed Issa-Onilu as the substantive spokesman despite coming last in the election.
Joined in the case are Issa-Onilu and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as defendants.
Usman is asking the court to declare whether upon the interpretation of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, the constitution of the APC, the 2010 electoral act as amended and guideline for the 2018 national convention of the party, the party can appoint Issa-Onilu as the national publicity secretary without having been duly elected at a congress of national convention.
He is also asking the court to declare whether the 2010 electoral act as amended and guideline for the 2018 national convention of the party and upon the refusal of Abdullahi to continue to take up the position of the national publicity secretary, he, having come second in the election should not be the proper person to occupy the office as replacement.
Also contained in the originating summons to the court is a relief of the court declaring that whether Issa-Onilu having come fourth in the election and upon the refusal of the Abdullahi to continue to take up the position, should be the proper person to be appointed as replacement for the office.
Usman is therefore asking the court to issue an order directing the defendants, jointly or severally to accord him the recognition, rights, privileges as the duly elected national publicity secretary of the party at the national convention having come second behind Abdulahi who resigned from the position shortly after assuming office.
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Meanwhile, the Ondo APC Solidarity Group has alleged that four governors in the party, a minister and a former senior official of the party are set to decamp to Action Alliance (AA) before the 2019 general elections.
The group made the allegation on Tuesday, December 4, while addressing journalists at the APC headquarters in Abuja.
The convener of the group, Comrade Gbenga Bojuwomi and national secretary, Alhaji Ibrahim Sikiru, who addressed the press conference, named Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as the leader of the party chieftains preparing to dump the party.
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