Enugu LG Poll: APC national chairman, Ganduje threatens court action against ENSIEC

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has accused the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) of undermining the party in Enugu State.

The APC National Chairman reiterated that Barr Ugochukwu Agballah remains the Chairman of APC in Enugu State and should serve as the bridge between the Party and ENSIEC.

Ganduje threatened to file a suit against the Commission if it continued to deal with faceless persons unknown to the party with regard to the forthcoming LG poll in the state

In a letter dated August 26, 2024, which he personally signed and addressed to Prof. Christian C. Ngwu, Chairman of ENSIEC, Ganduje alleged that the Commission has continued to deal with a faceless group as the elected officers of APC in Enugu state without verification, diligent enquiry or official communication with or from the Party.

The letter reads, “Our attention has been drawn to your Commission’s meddling with, and undue I reference with the Management, Control and Administration of the All Progressives Congress as a political party especially in Enugu State by Commission’s recognition and acceptance of a group of faceless persons who are unknown to the party as the authorized officers of the All Progressives Congress in Enugu State in violation of the Constitution of APC and the extant laws in Nigeria…

“Your Commission has on its own accord chosen to engage with this group of faceless people who were neither elected officers of the party or accredited representatives of the party for the purposes of the conduct of the October 5th 2024 Local Government Elections in Enugu State.

“We state that the actions of your Commission violates the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 under which the All Progressives Congress was lawfully registered.

“Kindly be informed that the Hon Ugochukwu H. Agballah is the duly elected and recognized State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Enugu State and is the only officer authorized by our party to submit names for the Chairmanship and Councillorship election that would be conducted by your electoral commission.”

The National Chairman of APC informed ENSIEC that APC as a political party was not a party to any valid law suit before a Court of competent jurisdiction in Enugu Enugu State or under any restrictive order of any kind whatsoever.

“Take notice that if your Commission fails, neglects and refuses to desist from further undue interference with the Control, Management and Administration of All Progressives Congress (especially in Enugu State), as it relates to, connected with and arising from the forthcoming Local Government Election in Enugu State, the party will be left with no other option than to instruct our lawyers to seek redress before a Court of Law without further recourse to your Commission,” he warned.