INEC complies with s’court order, recognises Ezeokenwa as APGA national chairman

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed Sylvester Ezeokenwa as the “authentic” national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

In November, the supreme court affirmed Ezeokenwa as the APGA national chairman.

In a unanimous judgment, a five-member panel led by Stephen Adah ruled that Edozie Njoku was wrong for parading himself as APGA national chairman.

Since 2023, Ezeokenwa and Njoku have been locked in a leadership tussle, leading to multiple litigations.

Adah ruled that the earlier judgment on the appeal marked SC/CV/687/2021, delivered on October 14, 2021, and corrected on March 24, 2024, did not confer any enforceable rights on Njoku.

In a statement on Tuesday, Sam Olumekun, INEC’s national commissioner and chairman of the information and voter education committee, said the commission met and discussed the leadership issue in APGA.

“The commission has been served with the judgement of the Supreme Court with Appeal No. SC/CV/824/2024 APGA & ANOR vs OYE & ORS, delivered on 27th November 2024, recognising Barr. Sylvester (Sly) Ezeokenwa as the Chairman of the party,” the statement reads.

“In compliance with the judgement of the apex court, the Commission has restored Barr. Ezeokenwa as the chairman of APGA and restored his name on our website accordingly.”