The Apex Court said that the judgment delivered on October 14, 2021, was between one Chief Jude Okeke and APGA with three other respondents while one Edozie Njoku was never made a party in the proceedings and judgment.
A statement by the Court’s Director of Press and Information, Dr Akande Festus said that one Chief Edozie Njoku who sought to be joined in the appeal was not joined and therefore not a party to the final judgment that resolved the leadership crisis. The statement warned that any judgment order containing parties different from the parties on record did not emanate from the Supreme Court and should therefore be disregarded.
The statement read in part “Our attention has been drawn to the misconception being peddled by some members of All Progressives Grand Alliance regarding the judgment of the Supreme Court in Appeal Number: SC/CV/687/2021: Chief Jude Okeke Versus ALL PROGRESSIVES GRAND ALLIANCE & 3 ORS, delivered on 14th October, 2021, which is causing confusion within the party fold; and by extension, the public space.
“To keep the record straight, we wish to state that the appeal in respect of party leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance , which was filed in the Supreme Court against the judgment of Court of Appeal, Kano Division by Chief Jude Okeke, as SC/CV/686/2021 and SC/CV/687/2021, contained the following parties: Chief Jude Okeke and All Progressives Grand Alliance , Chief Victor Ike Oye; Alhaji Rabiu Garba Aliu; Independent National Electoral Commission as 1st to 4th respondents...
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