APC Vice Chairman Drags Adamu To Court Over Breach Of Party’s  Constitution

A member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Salihu Moh Lukman has dragged the party’s national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, to a Federal High Court over alleged breach of the party’s constitution.

Lukman, who is also the party’s national vice chairman (North West) has also written an official letter to inform President Muhammadu Buhari and the president- elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu about the development.

Apart from Adamu, who is the 2nd defendant in the matter, others are the All Progressives Congress (APC) 1st defendant, Senator Iviola Omisore (3rd defendant) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) 4th defendant.

In the suit, the plaintiff is praying the court for an order mandating/directing the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants to immediately call for or cause to be called and held the meeting of the National Executive Committee of the APC for purpose of presenting the activities of the Party from the date of the last NEC Meeting which was held on 28th April 2022 to the last meeting of the National Working Committee which held on 17th April 2023.

An order mandating/directing the 1, 2nd and 3rd Defendants to immediately call for or cause to be called and held the meeting of the National Executive Committee of the APC for purpose of presenting proposed guidelines and regulations governing the conduct of elections to the party offices at all levels and procedure for selecting Party candidates for elective offices, including the selection and zoning of leadership of the National Assembly to the members of the NEC.

An order mandating/directing the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants to immediately call for or cause to be called and hold the meeting of the NEC of the APC for the purpose of presenting the executive committee.