The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday fixed July 8 to hear an appeal filed by a former chairman, caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Isaac Ogbobula. The appeal, which ought to be heard in the state but transferred to Abuja last week, is challenging the judgement of the High Court in Rivers State that declared Igo Aguma the acting chairman of the party in the state. During the court session on Monday, the appellant’s lawyer, Tuduru Ede, told the court that there were two applications pending and that both were filed on June 26.
Ede said the first application is for abreachment of time for departure from the rule to enable him compile records of the court and the other is an application for a restraining order against Aguma pending the determination of the appeal. On his part, Aguma’s lawyer, Emeka Etiaba, raised an objection that the application is not ripe for hearing . But the three member panel of appellate court led by Justice Stephen Adah, upheld the objection and fixed July 8 for hearing.
Recall that Igo Aguma belongs to a faction of the APC in Rivers State that is loyal to Magnus Abe, a former governorship aspirant in the state.
