Enugu APC crisis: Court bars Agballah, nine others

The leadership crisis rocking the Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened on Friday as the High Court sitting in the state granted an injunction preventing Ugochukwu Agballah from parading himself as Chairman.

Also barred from parading as officials of the party are the Deputy Chairman, Augustine Alumonah, Jude Chinedu Aniogbo, Moses Emeka Eze, Sunday Ugwoke, Ugwu Christian Kanayo, Eze Chidiebere Johnson, Queen Charles, Onyekachi T. Ezeagu and Idoko Chikadibia.

The suit, NO: E/548/2024, filed before Justice C.V.C. Ezeugwu, has Nwafor Alphonsus Onyeachonam, Acting State Chairman, Michael Ezeanyanwu, State Publicity Secretary, Peter Chime, State Youth Leader, Uba Uthman Onah (Chairman Forum Of L.G Chairmen and Samuel Okonkwo, (Chairman Forum Of L.G Secretaries) as plaintiffs/applicants.

The suit was brought by Motion Ex-parte under Order 3 Rule 24; Order 38 Rules 1, 2 and 4(a); Order 7 Rule 5; and Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 of the High Court Rules of Enugu State, 2020; Sections 6 and 36 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 and supported by a 46-paragraph affidavit.

It was deposed to by Ezeanyawu, and filed at the High Court Registry, Enugu on the 2nd day of August, 2024; seeking an Order for Interim Injunction and substituted Service.

Justice Ezeugwu had restrained the respondents from interfering, disturbing and meddling with the functions/activities of the Plaintiffs/Applicants as the State Executive Committee of the Party in Enugu State, pending the hearing determination of the motion on notice on 13th August, 2024.

He also restrained them from accessing, operating, withdrawing and/or in whatever manner dealing with APC, Enugu State Party Account domiciled with the 11th respondent, UNEC Branch, Enugu with Account Number 1025534529 pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice on 13th August, 2024.

The matter has been adjourned to the 13th day of August, 2024 for the Motion on Notice