The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State took another twist on Monday, August 12, as the State High Court in Port Harcourt dissolved the seven-member Caretaker Committee led Tony Okocha and reinstated Emeka Beke as the legitimate Chairman of the party in Rivers State.
The ruling, delivered by Justice Sika Aprioku, is in response to a suit filed by Sam Sam Etetegwung, Barnath Ezemoye, and others on behalf of the democratically elected executive committee members of the APC in the state.
Justice Aprioku also issued a perpetual injunction against Okocha and his caretaker committee, barring them from taking any actions that would interfere with the Beke-led executive committee until the end of their four-year tenure.
The court also ordered the national leadership of the APC to cease recognizing the Okocha-led caretaker committee and to officially acknowledge Beke as the rightful Chairman of the party in the state.
Justice Aprioku held that the National Working Committee (NWC) of APC failed to prove its actions, which he ruled violated their party and the Nigerian Constitution.
