Appeal Court Judgement No Threat To Okocha-led Executives – Rivers APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has declared that the recent judgement of the Court of Appeal on the leadership crisis within the party in the state poses no threat to the Chief Tony Okocha-led executives of the party.

The Port Harcourt Division of the appellate court had on Friday affirmed the judgment of the Rivers State High Court, which nullified the congresses that produced the Okocha-led executive of the party.

The judgement followed an appeal No. CA/PH/523/2024, filed by the Okocha-led executives, challenging the December 20, 2024 judgement of a Rivers State High Court, which voided the APC congresses conducted in the state, ruling that the process which produced the current  party executives members was invalid.

However, in a ruling delivered by Justice Elfreida Oluwayemisi Williams-Dawodu, the Court of Appeal, upheld the judgment of the High Court, thereby affirming the nullification of the congresses.

But, a statement issued in Port Harcourt yesterday by its publicity secretary, Hon Chibike Ikenga, said APC lawyers will study the judgement and advise the party on next step to take.

“The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, Rivers State are aware of the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt dated Friday, 29th May, 2026 in an Interlocutory Appeal and Matter sent back to the Court of first instance for full trial in(Appeal No: Ca/Ph/523/2024: APC & Anor. V. Okwu Joebrown Ndike filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the jurisdiction of the High Court directing the parties to ‘maintain status quo’ and also challenging the competence of the suit before the Rivers State High Court.

“There is no threat to the status of the exco pending full trial. Our lawyers will study the full judgment and advise on the next step.

“We advise party faithful to remain calm and not panic by the deliberate misrepresentation of the facts and circumstances of the judgement by those who lack in-depth knowledge of what transpired in the court,” the statement read.