APC declares Ojougboh’s expulsion by Delta chapter null and void
08 June 2023 |
2:00 am
All Progressives Congress (APC) at the national level has described as null and void the expulsion of Dr. Cairo Ojougboh from the Delta chapter of the party.
Cairo Ojougboh
All Progressives Congress (APC) at the national level has described as null and void the expulsion of Dr. Cairo Ojougboh from the Delta chapter of the party.
APC’s National Legal Adviser, Ahmad El-Marzuqus, maintained that the Ika South Council Chairman of the party, Hilary Ibude, breached the party’s constitution by taking such an action against Ojougboh without fair hearing.
Ibude had, in the expulsion letter dated March 27, explained that Ojuogboh was expelled following petitions and recommendations on anti-party activities.
But the party’s national legal adviser, in his reaction, said Ibude did not present any evidence to expel Ojougboh, adding that his action was inappropriate because the crucial element of fair hearing was not given to Ojougboh to justify the resolution to expel him.
“The party is in receipt of your letter, dated March 28, 2023, in respect of the subject matter.
“In your letter, under reference, you attached the resolution of Ika South Council in Delta to expel Dr. Cairo Ojougboh from the party.
“I have gone through the resolution of the Chairman of Council, approving the expulsion of Ojougboh from the party. And it is my observation from the documents availed to the party that there was no evidence that the crucial element of fair hearing was afforded to Ojougboh to justify the resolution to expel him,” El- Marzuq said.
The APC legal adviser explained that by the provision of Article 21 of the party’s Constitution, the right to discipline its members was subject to their inalienable right to fair hearing.
“Without evidence of compliance with the basic procedure of disciplining a member of the party as envisaged in Article 21 of our party’s Constitution, the expulsion of Ojougboh from the party will be null and void and of no effect whatsoever.
“Secondly, it is important to mention that the punishment of expulsion meted out to Ojougboh by the chairman can only be confirmed and ratified by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC),” he added.
He further explained that the resolution to expel Ojougboh from the party by the Chairman of Ika Council ought to have been submitted to the party’s NEC.
“This is in accordance with Article 21.5 of the party’s Constitution, which was not followed and thus, the expulsion of Ojougboh remains inchoate until it is forwarded to the party’s NEC for a final determination of the matter’’.
Recall that the Delta APC had also reportedly suspended Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, the Deputy Senate President and APC Delta governorship candidate in the last election, alleging anti-party activities.
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