Rivers APC Appeals Ruling on Primary Election Nullification
By Idris Umar
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has approached the Court of Appeal to set aside the ruling of a Federal High Court nullifying all primary elections conducted by the party.
Mr. George Orlu and four others had approached the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, alleging that the some party delegates were not allowed to participate in the primaries in the state.
A chieftain of the party Kingsley Wanenda Wali, told journalists in Port Harcourt that APC is confident of victory at the end of the day.
“After the promulgation of Executive 21, well-meaning people advised the APC to challenge this extremely political and self-serving order in court.
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“My response has always been that the people who cooked up this cowardly but draconian order, know the final outcome of this challenge already, but they believed in at that time.
“However, we hoped that bravery somehow will prevail. But we were also not too optimistic, so we prepared and that’s why we focused on the Boys Scout motto of ‘Be Prepared’.
“Therefore, because we were prepared for the ruling by the Federal High Court. As members of the APC, we respect and value the place of the judiciary in our democracy.
“So, all APC members are always advised to remain civil and legal, irrespective of our disappointments. And this is why the APC immediately appealed the ruling cancelling the primaries conducted in Rivers State.
“I urge all members and supporters of the APC in Rivers State to remain calm, steadfast and focused,” he said.
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