Court grants accelerated hearing of suit seeking to sack Oyegun, others

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By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA—The Federal  High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, okayed accelerated hearing of a suit seeking to sack National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun.

National Chairman APC, Chief Odigie Oyegun briefing State House Correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adesida

The suit was filed March 8 by four members of the party, who told the court that they were aspiring to run for leadership positions in the APC.

The defendants are challenging the extension of the tenure of incumbent holders of executive offices of the party.

Aside from Odigie-Oyegun, others the plaintiffs urged the court to compel to vacate their positions at the expiration of their current tenure are officials of the party at the national, state, local government area, and ward…



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