Tension As Appeal Court Judgment For Who’s Plateau APC Authentic Chairman Sets For Next Week

Yakubu Busari

An appeal court sitting in Plateau state has set for the judgment over the State High Court judgement presided over by Justice, Ashom Arum , which have recognized Hon. Rufus Bature as the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in the 2021 congress .

The APC embattled factional Chairman Hon.Ishaya Itse, the self acclaimed chairman who appealed the lower court judgment of Justice Ashom , which sacked him , following a suit Ishaya Itse and five others filed over their alleged exclusion from the party’s primaries congress.

The APC chairmanship aspirant appealed the judgment on grounds of exclusion by appealing to all to remain calm .

Ishaya Itse held that hon .Rufus Bature lacked locus standi to go to court to approached the court to replace him illegally .

Ishaya is calling on the appeal court to set aside the judgment of the lower court against him .

Similarly, in a 15-ground appeal instituted by all the aggrieved appellant who have exhausted internal mechanisms as provided by the party’s constitution before going to court.

He said the trial judge acted strangely when he delivered judgment on the preliminary objection of the defense and the substantive matter, just to grant all the prayers of the defendants .

Ishaya said the judge was in serious error for not going into the merit of the matter, questioning how the court got reasons to deliver its judgment without properly examining the matter.

He said the appeals by embattled APC chairman were in merit and are to be allowed.

Meanwhile, the Chairman itself has lauded the judiciary for upholding justice saying the judgment would give Plateau people opportunity to choose among candidates at the polls and urged politicians to approach democracy with utmost responsibility.