A civil society organisation, “nspired Leadership Group, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Barr. Sly Ezeokenwa as the authentic national chairman of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in accordance with the party’s constitution and democratic process.
The group, which was represented by its Executive Director, Mr. Doutimiye Dan Pipa at a press conference held at the NUJ Press Center in Yenagoa at the weekend, called for end to the crisis in the party.
Pipa, stated that the mission of the group is to promote justice, good governance, and the rule of law in Nigeria, noting that the group believes that leadership should inspire, uplift, and build, rather than divide, suppress, or destroy.
The group tendered a comprehensive analysis of the relevant court judgments on the APGA leadership tussle and categorically stated that no court ruling pronounced, Chief Edozie Njoku as the National Chairman of APGA, nor directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise him as such.
“ In fact, a recent Supreme Court judgment clarification, obtained by the Inspired Leadership Group, unequivocally affirmed that the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, did disobey the court judgment by recognizing Edozie Njoku as APGA National Chairman,” he said
The group therefore called on INEC to revert to their earlier recognition of Barr. Sly Ezeokenwa as the recognised national chairman of APGA, upholding justice and safeguarding the internal democracy of political parties, which is essential for the health of Nigeria’s national democracy.
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