By Chris Udochukwu
Abuja (Precise Post) – Aggrieved All Progressives Congress party members in Bauchi State who instituted the case with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/841/2021 between Babaji Abdullahi and six others vs the APC and five others, have insisted on going ahead with the suit.
Abdullahi, popularly called Sanin-Mallam, who filed the suit in Abuja, said they were still in court because the party leadership had not shown cause to warrant a withdrawal.
“You cannot beat a child and deny him the right to cry. We were unjustly treated and we intend to pursue this case until we get justice,” he added.
Asked whether his group was not mindful of the effect the case could have on the scheduled February 2020 convention date, he said, “We cannot be talking about any convention now when the process of producing delegates, which is the foundation, is still being challenged in court.”
Precise Post recalls that the ruling APC has vowed to punish its members who have instituted court cases against it, in line with what it said was the decision of its National Executive Committee NEC.
National Secretary of its Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe stated this on the 15th of September in Abuja while briefing the Local Government Congresses Appeal Committees.
According to him, “It is also important to state that the Party shall enforce discipline and full compliance with the directives of NEC with regards to those who have taken the Party to court as enshrined in Article 21D of the Party’s Constitution. Recall that the National Chairman of the CECPC, H.E. Governor Mai Mala Buni recently approved the constitution of a National Reconciliation Committee headed by Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, he added.
