The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
listed Sylvester Ezeokenwa as the “authentic” national chairman of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
In November, the supreme court affirmed Ezeokenwa as the
APGA national chairman.
In a unanimous judgment, a five-member panel led by Stephen
Adah ruled that Edozie Njoku was wrong for parading himself as APGA national
chairman.
Since 2023, Ezeokenwa and Njoku have been locked in a
leadership tussle, leading to multiple litigations.
Adah ruled that the earlier judgment on the appeal marked
SC/CV/687/2021, delivered on October 14, 2021, and corrected on March 24, 2024,
did not confer any enforceable rights on Njoku.
In a statement on Tuesday, Sam Olumekun, INEC’s national
commissioner and chairman of the information and voter education committee,
said the commission met and discussed the leadership issue in APGA.
“The commission has been served with the judgement of the
Supreme Court with Appeal No. SC/CV/824/2024 APGA & ANOR vs OYE & ORS,
delivered on 27th November 2024, recognising Barr. Sylvester (Sly) Ezeokenwa as
the Chairman of the party,” the statement reads.
“In compliance with the judgement of the apex court, the
Commission has restored Barr. Ezeokenwa as the chairman of APGA and restored
his name on our website accordingly.”
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