The All Progressive Congress, APC, has highlighted the
errors made by the African Democratic Congress, ADC, which has led to the party
crumbling to its knees.
The APC addressed the press on Friday as a response to the
press conference organised by the ADC earlier where the opposition party made
several allegations against the ruling party.
The National Publicity of the APC, Felix Morka and the
National Secretary of the party, Senator Dr Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, said
that the APC is not obligated to support an opposition party to grow.
The APC described David Mark’s address to the world as a
deliberate mischief and open propaganda.
Recall that the APC claimed that President Bola Tinubu is
deliberately weakening the opposition party to force a one-party state ahead of
2027.
They also contended that INEC acted unlawfully by
withdrawing recognition of their leadership, misinterpreting the Court of
Appeals order that status quo antebellum should be maintained.
They said that INEC Chairman has taken side against them,
accusing the Commission of partisanship and contempt of courts and at the same
time, calling for removal of not only INEC chairman, but all INEC
commissioners.
The ADC also insisted that they will go on with their
scheduled activities in terms of Congresses and the convention, despite the
pending litigation and the orders of the Court of Appeal, that status quo be
maintained.
“You lay your bed and you sleep on it as you have laid it.
Nigerians must know that the present predicament of David Mark and his ache has
to do with untidy way they hijack the leadership of an existing political party
without carrying along all stakeholders, resulting in court litigation before
the Federal High Court and the adverse judgment of the Court of Appeal upon
which the INEC predicated the decision not to recognize any of the two
contending parties for the leadership of the African Democratic Congress
pending the termination of the pending suit at the Federal High Court so it is
not Bola Tinubu president that went to court or that also went to court of
appeal.
“So to now allay your failure at the court at the doorstep
of the President, shows that you’re either a liar or something is obviously
wrong with you in terms of mental articulation. The ADC of Mark went to the
court of appeal over an internal leadership dispute that was still ongoing at
trial court, a case was still going at trial court but he rushed to the Court
of Appeal and induced in doing so made a fundamental legal mistake.
“They’ve shown that they are not serious. They did not seek
leave to appeal. Decision has not been taken by the Federal High Court, why the
rush to appeal. They were contending jurisdiction at the court of appeal at the
same time at the at the High Court, which shows abuse of court process, and in
doing so, they made fundamental legal mistake. That mistake cannot be laid at
the doorstep of President Tinubu or our party.
“The appellate court found that the lower court did not
granted injunctive relief sort, but merely asked the defender to show cause why
the other sort should not be granted, implicating that Senator David Mark’s
faction appeal was built on a faulty premise.
“Rather than going to show cause where the order should not
be granted, they rush to the Court of Appeal to say that the federal court has
the jurisdiction and also appealing an order that had not been granted.
“So the Court of Appeal clearly categorically stated that
one the issue of jurisdiction cannot be litigated freshly at the Court of
Appeal, particularly when you have filed a notice of objection on jurisdiction
at the federal court.”
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