Crisis Contiunes: APC chairman declares Ajimobi's appointment illegal, threatens lawsuit
Afnews Editor
Jun 18, 2020
Micheal Akinleye, Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ado Ekiti Local Government, has threatened legal action against the appointment of Abiola Ajimobi as Acting National Chairman.
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This was contained in a letter on Wednesday to the National Working Committee (NWC) through his counsel, Tunde Oke.
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He called the NWC's appointment of the former Oyo State Governor as "outright nullity and contempt of courtÔÇØ.
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Akinleye reminded the NWC that there is a pending case with suit No. FHC/AD/CS/8/2020 before the Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti.
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He said the suit prayed against any nomination of anyone to fill the Deputy National Chairman position Ajimobi holds and that the case was ongoing
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Among others reliefs, the suit prayed that the office should be filled in accordance with Article 20 of the All Progressive Congress Constitution 2014 (as amended).
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Akinleye's lawyer noted that until the case is determined, Ajimobi's appointment as Deputy National Chairman (South), and now as Acting National Chairman of the party is a nullity.
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The party chairman said it is on record that "all the processes filed in the suit have been served on all the parties which serves as notice to maintain status quo pending the determination of the suitÔÇØ.
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The letter recalled that, "at the time when the suit was instituted by our Client, Ajimobi's name had not been purportedly recognised by the National Working Committee of APCÔÇØ.
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"However, during the pendency of the Suit when appearance had been entered for all the Defendants, our attention was drawn to several newspaper publications that the National Working Committee of APC has announced Sen. Abiola Ajimobi's name as the Deputy National Chairman (South).ÔÇØ
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APC had stated that his appointment received the support of five of the Six South West states of Oyo, Ondo, Osun, Ogun and Lagos and that only Ekiti protested the nomination.
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Meanwhile, the party has appointed Hilliard Etta to act as the Acting National Chairman on behalf of Ajimobi, who has been away from the public over health issues.
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