By Elijah Ugani
The Supreme struck out the appeal filed by the PDP challenging the judgement of the High Court and the Court of Appeal on the ward and chapter exco list.
In a unanimous judgement, the court orders parties to bear their respective cost in the matter.
The apex court has today January 6th, 2021 laid to rest the squabbles orchestrated by the ward and chapter congresses that produced parallel Exco.
The National Working Committee NWC, had ratified the list that favoured National Assembly members and the exco sworn in virtually.
The faction of the governor had insisted that the governor being the leader of the party in the state must be the one to produce the ward and chapter exco list.
This however led to litigation. The matter was however decided in favour of the National Assembly members at both the High Court and the Court of Appeal. Dissatisfied with both the judgment of the two courts, the governor’s faction approached the supreme court.
The Lumine News can authoritative report that there seemed to be tension in both camps with many insinuating that the governor may decamp should he lost the ward and chapter exco list to the National Assembly members.
With this judgment, normalcy will return to the party as the authentic exco will settle to begin work.
Speaking to The Lumine News, Mr. Peter Akpanke congratulated all the exco that were sworn in and said “indeed democracy has come to stay. This victory is for all of us, irrespective of our differences, and it will sure solidify our party”
