Court Rule in Favour of Dele Moses and Nine Others to Participate in APC Congress

A State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ruled that all the members of the All Progressives Congress,APC; in Rivers State who purchased nomination form for the 2018 ward, Local Government and State Congresses including Dele Moses and nine others be allowed to participate in fourtcoming Congresses without paying any fresh fee. Justice George Omereji in his judgement on the matter instituted by one Dele Moses and nine others ruled in favour of the claimants in six originating summon sought in the matter. Among which the court held that it does not have Jurisdiction to interpret judgment of court to coordinate Jurisdiction but has the Jurisdiction to enforce the judgment of the three levels of the court as sought by the claimants. Our Correspondent reports that on the issue of loco standing, the court ruled that the claimants have the loco standing to seek for the relieved since it has proven that they are fully registered members of APC. Justice Omereji on the issue of whether the claimants should participate in the party Congreses without paying for fresh fee, based his judgment of the decision of the supreme on the case of Ibrahim Umar and twenty two others which directs that the claimants should not be disqualified since they have made payment for Congreses. Speaking to journalists outside the court room,Counsel to Dele Moses and nine others ,Henry Bello describe the judgement of Omereji as justice for democracy. Bello said that the judgement is clear as anytime the party is set to conduct Congresses only those who purchased the nomination form in 2018 are entitled to participate in the exercise.