National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has accused the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) of undermining the party in Enugu State. He reiterated that Ugochukwu Agballah remains the chairman of APC in Enugu State and should serve as the bridge between the party and ENSIEC.....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
Ganduje threatened to sue the commission if it continues to deal with faceless persons unknown to the party with regard to the forthcoming council poll in the state
In a letter, dated August 26, 2024, which he personally signed and addressed to Christian Ngwu, ENSIEC chairman, 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.
“Our attention has been drawn to your commission’s meddling with, and undue interference with the management, control and administration of APC 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 authorised officers of APC 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 5, 2024 local government elections in Enugu State.
“We state that the actions of your commission violate the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 under which the APC was lawfully registered. “Kindly be informed that the Ugochukwu Agballah is the duly elected and recognised state chairman of APC in Enugu State and is the only officer authorised by our party to submit names for the chairmanship and councillor-ship election that would be conducted by your electoral commission,” Ganduje said in the letter.
Ganduje informed ENSIEC that APC, as a political party, was not a party to any valid lawsuit before a court of competent jurisdiction in 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 APC as it relates to, connects 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 said.
