Abuja court hears motion on genuine executive of APDA

An Abuja High Court will today hear a motion on an application
for interlocutory injunction to restrain Mohammed Shittu and Emeka
Okengwu from further parading themselves as national officers of
the newly registered Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance,
APDA.

The motion was sequel to a court action instituted by the party
in suit number CV/2691/2017 to restrain the duo of Shittu and
Okengwu from representing themselves as Interim National Chairman
and Interim National Secretary of the newly registered party.

The motion, which is to be heard by Justice Y. Halilu follows
the application by the Mainasara Illo-led new National Working
Committee, NWC, that the term of office of the interim national
executive lapsed on June 16, 2017 after their initial appointments
as interim national officers of the party.

APDA was floated as an option by some leading members of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the heat of the internal crisis
between the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led mainstream and the group led
by Senator Ali Modu Sheriff.

Besides the restraining order, the party is asking the duo of
Shittu and Okengwu to handover the original of party documents,
including registration certificates, party funds and the national
secretariat to the new executive, which has Illo as national
chairman and Mr. Ide Eguabor as National Publicity Secretary.

An Abuja High Court will today hear a motion on an application
for interlocutory injunction to restrain Mohammed Shittu and Emeka
Okengwu from further parading themselves as national officers of
the newly registered Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance,
APDA.

The motion was sequel to a court action instituted by the party
in suit number CV/2691/2017 to restrain the duo of Shittu and
Okengwu from representing themselves as Interim National Chairman
and Interim National Secretary of the newly registered party.

The motion, which is to be heard by Justice Y. Halilu follows
the application by the Mainasara Illo-led new National Working
Committee, NWC, that the term of office of the interim national
executive lapsed on June 16, 2017 after their initial appointments
as interim national officers of the party.

APDA was floated as an option by some leading members of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the heat of the internal crisis
between the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led mainstream and the group led
by Senator Ali Modu Sheriff.

Besides the restraining order, the party is asking the duo of
Shittu and Okengwu to handover the original of party documents,
including registration certificates, party funds and the national
secretariat to the new executive, which has Illo as national
chairman and Mr. Ide Eguabor as National Publicity Secretary.