The All Progressives Congress,
APC, has vowed to take a legal actions against the Reformed All Progressives
Congress, R-APC, and its National Chairman, Alhaji Buba Galadima.
The legal adviser of the Adams
Oshiomhole-led APC, Babatunde Ogala, disclosed this in a statement yesterday.
Ogala accused Galadima and other
R-APC leaders of impersonation and also hinted about possible arrest of leading
members of the group by security agencies.
The legal adviser stated that,
“For the infringement so far committed by Mr Galadima and the odium he has
brought upon the APC brand, we will be seeking civil redress against his person
and that of his group.
“With respect to the criminal
aspect of his conduct, we will be notifying the appropriate authorities to do
the needful.”
The lawyer said that the press
conference and statement issued by Galadima “were reminiscent of the televised
military address issued after a successful execution of a coup d’état” which
had become the order of the day before the return of democracy.”
Ogala accused the Galadima-led
R-APC of resorting to self-help instead of seeking legal redress.
He noted that Galadima’s press
release could be captured under three major issues , namely, “That the party’s
convention was improperly conducted by the convention chairman as consensus
candidates were only subjected to a ‘ yes’ vote in alleged contravention of
Article 20 of the APC constitution.
“That a group of delegates have
come together 10 days after the successful conduct of the APC
convention to, in their words ,
‘take control and give legitimacy’ to APC now to be known as Reformed APC.
“That R-APC, whose congresses and
convention date has yet to be disclosed, already has the full complement of
national executives, national working committee, state executives and local
government officials in all 774 local government areas across the country.
“The question of elections within
the APC is covered by Article 20 of the APC Constitution. Specifically, Section
20 (1) provides that all party posts prescribed or implied by this constitution
shall be filled by democratically conducted elections at the respective
national convention or congress; subject where possible to consensus.”
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