The National Working Committee of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for alleged partisanship and illegal involvement in the party’s leadership crisis.
APGA’s national chairman, Sylvester Ezeokenwa, made this known on Friday, stating that the party has approached an Abuja High Court to seek redress.
In its case against INEC, APGA asked the court to compel the election management board to provide evidence to prove that Chief Edozie Njoku was once a national officer of the party.
Ezeokenwa said: “We are, therefore, at a loss regarding the recent false representation by INEC that Chief Edozie Njoku and his group are National Executives of APGA.
“By order of court, we challenge the Commission to produce any court order wherein the court has made any positive pronouncement recognising Chief Edozie Njoku and his group as national officers of APGA.
“We firmly assert that no such court order exists. The current representation by INEC concerning Chief Edozie Njoku and his group is false, illegal, baseless, and without any justification.
“It is abundantly clear from the plethora of court judgements and rulings that the legitimate leadership of APGA is firmly under Barr. Sylvester Ezeokenwa.
“As a law-abiding political party, we have written INEC through our team of lawyers on the correct position. We trust that INEC will act swiftly to rectify any misinformation and uphold the integrity of our party’s leadership, as ruled by various courts of law.
“In light of these clear judicial determinations, we urge INEC to correct this misinformation promptly.
“This sanctity of accurate information is critical to maintaining the trust and confidence of the public in our electoral process.”