Igo Aguma, quits APC after losing at Supreme Court today

*Senator Abe supporters may dump party, mass exodus looms

BY IBRAHIM BAKARE

Former Acting Caretaker Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State, Hon. Igo Aguma, has resigned from the party.

In a press statement personally him and made available to our Correspondent explained that he decided to quit the party after the Supreme Court today dismissed his appeal.

Igo Aguma quits APC after Supreme Court sacks him as factional Chairman of APC, Rivers State

Senator Magnus Abe, will he quit APC?

He stated that :”It is now clear that it is not within the purview of the Court to protect the rights and privileges of members of a political party, in this case, the APC. It is the APC that should protect the rights of her members but has failed to do so. 

Sequel to above, he said: “I can not continue to be a member of a Political party that endangers and does not give any form of protection to the rights of its members and has no respect whatsoever for its own constitution at all but chooses to be run against democratic principles intoto for self destructive purposes.

“Therefore I announce my exit from the All Progressives Congress immediately. To God be the glory.”

The Supreme Court has declared Isaac Abbot Ogbobula the Chairman Caretaker Committee of the All Progressive Congress in Rivers State.

The court dismissed an appeal by the Igo Aguma to upturn a court of appeal decision which voided his selection as caretaker chairman.

Our Correspondent reports that aggrieved key members of Senator Magnus Abe’s faction may quit APC following Aguma’s example. 

There is now speculations whether Abe will remain in the party or quit with his followers.

Abe currently a board member of Nigeria National Petroleum Company, NNPC, obviously part of his reward as stalwart of the ruling party.

Meanwhile, the supporters of Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi the Transportation Minister have been in jubilant mood since the news of Supreme Court broke.

Below is Igo Aguma’s press statement resigning from APC

PRESS STATEMENT

1. I have received the Supreme Court judgement which dismissed my Appeal challenging the Court of Appeal decision which upturned the High Court judgment that declared me as Acting Chairman of APC in Rivers state.

2. It is now clear that it is not within the purview of the Court to protect the rights and privileges of members of a political party, in this case, the APC. It is the APC that should protect the rights of her members but has failed to do so.

3. I can not continue to be a member of a Political party that endangers and does not give any form of protection to the rights of its members and has no respect whatsoever for its own constitution at all but chooses to be run against democratic principles intoto for self destructive purposes.

4. Therefore I announce my exit from the All Progressives Congress immediately. To God be the glory.

Signed
Rt. Hon. Igo Aguma

5th March 2021 

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