Rivers APC slams NWC response to court decision, warns against anarchy

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed dissatisfaction over the National Working Committee’s (NWC) response to the recent High Court order reinstating the executives of the party in the state.

In a statement signed by Darlington Nwauju, the party’s spokesperson, the Rivers APC described the NWC’s response as an invitation to anarchy and a disregard for the rule of law.

The party warned that the NWC’s actions could scare away investors and undermine the country’s democratic institutions.

Nwauju also debunked claims by the NWC that the elected executives of the party in Rivers State had been dissolved by a court of law, describing such claims as “embarrassingly untrue” and “misleading”.

The Rivers APC further accused the NWC of promoting dissent and debasing pluralism of thoughts within the party.

The party called on Nigerians to read the entire 48-page judgment delivered by Justice S.H. Aprioku in Suit No. PHC/CS/3592/2023 to understand the facts of the matter.

“For the avoidance of doubts, and without attempting to rehash the twelve (12) restraining and consequential orders of Court, no individual or group of individuals has the right under the law to act, serve or represent the APC Rivers State chapter without the express approval of the validly Elected Executives of the party under Emeka Beke as doing so will lead to an affront on the court and we shall have no other option than approaching the Court to invoke its powers under law.

“We finally warn that we shall not by any means fall for the fake news peddled before the cameras on the afternoon of Thursday 15th August 2024 by Mr Festus Fuanter (Assistant National Secretary of the APC) claiming that validly elected Executives of the APC in Rivers State were long dissolved by a Court of law.

“This suggestion is embarrassingly untrue and most unfortunate as this speaks volumes of the capacity of this individual to maintain institutional memory.

“We must say without equivocation that the activities of the current NWC are constituting a great cog in the wheel of progress for our great party and communicate a rather taciturn posture to party cohesion, while debasing pluralism of thoughts and encouraging dissent.”

Nwauju concluded by emphasizing the party’s commitment to the rule of law.