12th August, 2024
By Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt
A State High Court in Port Harcourt has sacked the Pro-Wike-led Tony Okocha and other members of the caretaker committee of the APC, appointed by the party’s National Working Committee, from presenting themselves as the committee’s chairman and members in Rivers State.
The Court presided over by Justice Aprioku Sika, also reinstated the Emeka-led executive members sacked by the NWC.
Tony Okocha, Caretaker Chairman of APC is a loyalist of Nyesom Wike Minister of Federal Capital Territory Abuja. Wike was instrumental to his appointment as the Rivers State representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission.
Beke is a loyalist of Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi,the former Governor and former Minister of Transportation.
Justice Sika restrained Okocha and others from taking any action or interfering in the affairs of the APC State Executive led by Emeka Beke until the expiration of their four-year tenure.
Justice Aprioku, in his judgement, held that the appointment of Tony Okocha and six others as State APC Chairman and Caretaker Committee members was in disobedience of the party constitution. He said there was no situation in the party to warrant their dissolution.
The judge also awarded a N300,000 cost against the defendants.
