By Francesca Hangeior
The Supreme Court has affirmed Sly Ezeokenwa as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, putting to an end the party’s leadership dispute.
In two unanimous judgments on Wednesday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that Edozie Njoku wrongly laid claims to the APGA chairmanship.
In the judgment read by Justice Stephen Adah, the panel held that in its 2021 judgment, only declaratory reliefs were granted and the reliefs are not executory.
He added that there was no order or orders in the 2021 judgment to be executed.
The apex court noted that in its earlier judgment, it held that the issue of party leadership or who becomes the chairman of a political party is an internal affair to the party.
Justice Adah held that it was wrong for Njoku to have gone before the lower court to seek enforcement in a judgment that had nothing to be enforced as no executory reliefs were granted.
Justice Adah, then advised judges of the lower courts to be cautious, noting that the judges of the trial court and the Court of Appeal, who declared Njoku as the APGA chairman were wrong to have heard his (Njoku’s) suit.
He proceeded to set aside the judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on June 28, 2024, which affirmed the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, in Abuja, declaring Njoku as the APGA chairman.