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Court Reinstates Sacked Kwara APC Exco But Party Insists On New Leadership

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BEVERLY HILLS, December 20, (THEWILL) – A Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, has recognised the executive committee of the Ishola Balogun-Fulani faction of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, had dissolved the executive, following the defection of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, from the party to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and installed another state executive under the chairmanship of Mr. Bashir Bolarinwa.

Reacting, Balogun-Fulani headed to court, insisting that the executive was constitutionally constituted.

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In a judgment read by Justice T. S. Umar, the court held that “the purported dissolution of the executive committee of APC led by Balogun-Fulani was illegal, null and void.

“The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should recognise the list of members of the executive committee presented by Kwara APC executive committee led by the Balogun-Fulani faction,” it ruled.

However, the national leadership of the party says its decision to expel the Balogun Fulani-led executive in Kwara State has not changed.

The party said this in a statement on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu.

It noted, “We wish to restate the National Working Committee (NWC) decision to expel the erstwhile Ishola Balogun Fulani-led All Progressives Congress (APC) Executive in Kwara State.

“This is in view of widespread misinterpretations given to a judgement of an Ilorin High Court on Wednesday.”

The ruling party explained that the decision to expel Ishola Balogun Fulani and others was within the powers of its NWC which investigated and deliberated on their alleged anti-party activities.

It explained further that direct primaries were used to elect party candidates in Kwara for the 2019 general elections, stressing that state executives had no role to play in the primaries.

“Only candidates that emerged from the direct primary exercise conducted by the NWC inaugurated committee was submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

“These candidates remain the authentic flagbearers of APC,” the party added.

It, therefore, urged the people of the state and members of the party to remain unrelenting in their collective efforts ahead of the forthcoming polls.

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