JUST IN: APC Drags Aregbesola, INEC To Court

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has dragged a former Governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola before a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo to restrain him and other suspended members of the party from creating division in the party.

The party, in a suit number FHC/OS/CS/1/2024, dated January 4, 2024 which the originating summons was obtained by Vanguard on Monday, also has as defendants, the Independent National Electoral Commission, Hon. Rasheed Afolabi and Lani Baderinwa.

The APC, through its counsels, Ayodele Kusamotu and three others urged the court to declare that Aregbesola cannot legally lead suspended members of the party and other persons associating with them to launch a political faction and parallel group named, Omoluabi Progressives within the party.

It also sought the order of the court to proscribe the said group, after contending that launching a factional political group or party within the party, using the party’s logo, symbol and slogan contravened the constitution of Nigeria and party’s constitution.

The party sought the following reliefs among others,

“That the 2nd Defendant cannot validly lead the 3rd-4th defendants who are suspended members of the plaintiff or any other person or persons to form a parallel political association or group within a similar or same name of the plaintiff by using the plaintiff’s logo, symbol and slogan without registration with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, (1st Defendant) in compliance with the provisions of section 221 and 222 of the 1999 constitution (as amended) and provisions of section 75(1)(2)(3) and 79(1)(2)(3)(a)(b)(c) of the Electoral Act 2022.

“An order of perpetual injunction restraining the 1st Defendant from attending or recognizing or accepting any congress or convention held or to be held by the 2nd-4th Defendants and any other persons associating with them in their factional and parallel political group or association for the purpose of inaugurating or constituting the Executive Council or Committee of the Plaintiff at any level or nominating candidates for any elective positions under the provisions of the Constitution the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) in the name or on the platform of the plaintiff.

“An order prohibiting the illegal factional and parallel association of the 2nd-4th Defendants launched as Omoluabi Progressives (APC) in similar or same name of the plaintiff impersonating the plaintiff’s registered logo, symbol and slogan to function as a political group”.

The former Minister had recently inaugurated the Omoluabi Progressives with the party with an assurance of his commitment to the progressives ideals.

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