In a communiqué issued by the National Executive Council and National Working Committee of APGA, after carrying out a study of a judgment of the Jigawa State High Court in suit no. JDU/022/2021, presided over by Justice Musa Ubale, the party said the quartet of Okeke, Kabiru Yusuf, Ikechukwu Chukwunyere and Rabiu Aliyu were not members of APGA “by any stretch of imagination and conjectures.”
The statement read, “On June 15, 2021, Jude Okeke, Kabiru Yusuf and Ikechukwu Chukwunyere and others made a live broadcast which was aired across the country alleging that they have suspended Njoku, the authentic National Chairman of APGA from the party.
“Evidence from that live broadcast saw Okeke lay claims that he has assumed office as the Acting National Chairman of APGA, while Kabiru Yusuf claimed to be the National Secretary of APGA, Rabiu Garba Aliyu claimed to be the Deputy National Chairman North and Ikechukwu Chukwunyere claimed to be the Publicity Secretary of APGA.
“Jude Okeke, Rabiu Garba Aliyu and Kabiru Yusuf are not members of APGA and did not participate at the APGA convention that was held on May 31, 2019 at Owerri, where Njoku emerged as the National Chairman of the party.
“It has become pertinent to make this categorically clear, especially, as His Lordship Hon. Justice Musa Ubale has relied on their claims as members of the party, as a premise to grant them hearing and pass judgment. The entire process that led to that judgment was built on a false premise.”
“A true reflection of the APGA executives that emerged from the May 31, 2019 convention held at Owerri is contained in the Certified True Copy of Suit No: FHC/BAU/CS/10/2020, wherein, the NEC held a meeting and a resolution was reached that Hamman Ghide, the National Legal Adviser and Adamu Danjuma Musa, Deputy National Chairman North were mandated to represent the party in the matter.
“The APGA constitution which Okeke and his clique presented to the Jigawa State High Court at Birnin Kudu in Suit No. JDU/022/2021 which the Judge quoted copiously in the said judgment doesn’t exist. You can imagine how far Jude Okeke and his clique had to go to derail the temple of justice.
“Assuming Okeke is a member of APGA and the National Deputy Chairman South as he claims; the question that discerning minds should ask is, did his purported suspension of Njoku meet up with section 8 and subsection 8 (a)? If not, one wonders why Jude Okeke should impose his constitution on APGA.”
