Breaking: Court bars APC from sacking Benue chapter chairman, Agada, others

A Benue State High Court has ordered the ruling All progressives Congress (APC) not to remove the chairman of the state chapter, Hon. Augustine Agada.

A copy of the order via an exparte order granted by Justice Theresa Igoche in motion no MH /1585m/2024, was made available to newsmen at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja on Wednesday.

The court particularly directed the Dr Abdullahi Umar Gandujeled National Working Committee (NWC) not to remove Hon. Austin Agada-led State Working Committee until the expiration of their 4 years tenure.

The Benue state charter of the APC is split along the lines of Governor Hyacinth Alia who is in support of Benjamin Omakolo led faction, and the Secretary to the government of the federation in support of the Agada led working committee of the party.

The Judge while granting the exparte application by Agada and eight others, restrained APC, either by itself, its privies, assigns, staff, officers, servants, agents, representatives, or whomsoever, howsoever described, from removing, changing replacing or howsoever terminating his tenure and other members of the Benue State Working Committee of the Respondent until the expiration of their four-year term in office pending the determination of the motion on Notice.

“I have looked at the processes filed along with the application, particularly, Exhibit MT “1” attached to the affidavit in support and I am satisfied that the application has merit,” the judge declared while granting the prayers of Agada.

“In the circumstances, I hereby grant the application as prayed.”

The Judge thereby ordered that the order be served on the APC forthwith, along with the motion on Notice fixed for hearing on 28th of this month.