The coast is now clear for the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State to conduct its congresses as a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has dismissed an originating summons brought by one Ibrahim Umar and 22 others against the party.
Justice G.O Ollor also set aside an interim injunction obtained by the claimants on September 14, 2019, which stopped the APC from conducting the congresses in Rivers State scheduled for September 17, 18 and 21.
He ruled that the court lacked the power to enforce and interpret the judgment of the court of coordinate jurisdiction.
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Justice Ollor also ruled that the interim order of injunction obtained by Ibrahim Umar and others was gotten without jurisdiction of the court and thereby set aside the order and thereafter awarded N100,000 as cost in favour of the APC.
Describing the judgment as the beauty of justice, counsel to the claimants, Henry Bello, vowed to appeal the judgment based on the instruction of his clients.
Jerome Williams, counsel to APC, described the judgment as a landmark, which has given the party the opportunity to go ahead to conduct its congresses in Rivers State.
