After National Convention, Appeal Court Gives Major Verdict On APC In Notable State
- The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has ruled in favour of the leadership of the APC in Akwa Ibom state
- Giving its judgment on Thursday, April 7, the court ruled that the elected executive members should remain in their offices
- The said executives in the state were inaugurated by the former APC's national caretaker committee
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Abuja - By the verdict of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday, the executives in the Akwa Ibom All Progressives Congress (APC) will retain their offices, Vanguard reports.
In its ruling on Thursday, the appeal court upheld the election of the executives inaugurated by the defunct APC national caretaker committee after the last congress, Leadership added.
Source: UGC
From the congress, Augustine Ekanem emerged as the chairman of the APC in the state to work with other elected executives.
The ruling party in Akwa Ibom has been ravaged by a power tussle between the former national secretary of the APC caretaker committee, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe, and Senator Godswill Akpabio, the minister of Niger Delta Affairs.
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2023: APC now set to displace PDP in Akwa Ibom, says group
Meanwhile, the APC was being repositioned with effective strategies towards capturing Akwa-Ibom, members of an APC support group had declared.
The group made the declaration in a statement sent to Legit.ng on Sunday, February 20 by its interim chairman, Engr. Ime Mbom.
According to Mbom, a former chief Whip of Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly, genuine stakeholders in the state’s chapter of APC were rising to take their rightful place in the party.
He said one of the most outstanding members, Engr. Larry Esin, a former governorship candidate of the Congress for Progressives Change who also served as national chairman of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) was being massively backed for the 2023 governorship race.
2023: Akwa Ibom APC stakeholders urge Akpanudoedehe to join governorship race
Earlier, stakeholders in the state had called on Akpanudordehe to run for the office of the governor of Akwa Ibom state in 2023.
The demand was contained in a communique seen by Legit.ng on Thursday, February 10 by the stakeholders after their meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state.
Source: Legit.ng
