The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole on Thursday survived another onslaught as a Federal High Court sitting in Jabi declined the Ex-Parte Application filed by the National Vice Chairman, North East of the party, Comrade Mustapha Salihu Lukman, a factional Chairman of the APC in Edo state, Anselm Ojezua and others, seeking to remove him from office.
Recall that Salihu Lukman had asked Oshiomhole to convene a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the party to resolve some internal crisis rocking the party or resign honourably.
Although Oshiomhole had since convened the NEC meeting, Salihu and others still approached the court, seeking his removal. The court on Thursday frustrated the move to oust Oshiomhole, as it refused to grant the Ex-Parte motion filed by Salihu, Ojezua and others
Counsel to Oshiomhole and APC, Damian D. Dodo (SAN), noted that they had not been served and drew the Court’s attention to the Memorandum of Appearance and Undertaking to Accept Service of processes on behalf of the 1st & 2nd Defendants.
Reacting, the Presiding Judge, Justice Danlami Senchi stopped the move and ordered that the Defendants be put on notice to ensure a fair hearing in the matter.
He ruled that it will hear all parties instead of granting the ex-parte application to remove Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the APC as requested by the Plaintiffs.
Meanwhile, the matter was adjourned to 18th February 2020 for hearing.
