A factional chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Edozie Njoku, has accepted the Supreme Court judgment on the party’s leadership tussle.
The Supreme Court had on Wednesday declared Sylvester Ezeokenwa as the national chairman of APGA, bringing to an end the lingering leadership tussle that had rocked the party for years.
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had earlier restrained Njoku from parading himself as the APGA national chairman.
Omotosho, who delivered the judgment in a suit filed by APGA and Ezeokenwa, held that there was no valid court judgment that recognised Njoku as the party’s national chairman.
He held that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) erred by recognising the Njoku-led leadership of the party.
Dissatisfied with the verdict, Njoku approached the Supreme Court to set it aside.
However, at Wednesday’s proceeding, the apex court dismissed the appeal for being frivolous and awarded N20 million for each of the three charges against him.
Reacting to the judgment at a news conference in Abuja, Njoku said he believed in the rule of law and the verdict of the court.
He commended the Supreme Court and its justices for following the right path in the journey.
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He said: “Everyone who knows me knows I believe in the rule of law and hierarchy. In any establishment, there must be a hierarchy. The hierarchy of the judiciary in Nigeria is the Supreme Court.
“We in Nigeria must learn that when the Supreme Court speaks, no matter how or what you think, you must obey it.
“We must be a country of law and order. Things cannot just be turned to suit you because you are uncomfortable. Things cannot just turn to suit Chief Edozie Njoku or Chief Henry Okechukwu or the secretary. We must follow the system.”
Njoku said that as democrats, his removed executive members believed in the unity of Nigeria.
“We will do everything within our powers to make sure that there is peace in this country called Nigeria.
“But one thing I promise you is that you can never muffle the voice of the people. The people of Anambra State, in the next election, will speak, and it will be so resounding.
“All said and done, the Supreme Court has spoken and I truly believe in the Chief Justice of Nigeria who had made it clear in so many fora that she must bring sanity to the judiciary.
“I will not and I cannot be a clog in the hog. I cannot and I will not add to the pressure of those who are putting in relentless efforts to make sure that the judiciary can survive a very telling time,’’ he added.
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