Court suspends Oshiomhole as APC National Chairman

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the suspension of Mr Adams Oshiomhole as a member and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The Appellate Court upheld the decision of the Federal Capital Territory High Court which in March, this year, ordered the suspension of Mr. Oshiomhole as well as banned him from parading himself as the national chairman of the party.
In the unanimous judgment on the first appeal delivered by Justice Eunice Onyemenam, the court held that the Federal High Court had territorial jurisdiction to have entertained the case as it did.
The Appellate court predicated its decision on the fact that Mr. Oshiomhole as the first appellant was based in Abuja and that the APC as the 2nd appellant had its Head Quarters in Abuja.
In the judgment on the second  appeal delivered by Justice Muhammed Lamido, the Appellate court disagreed with the appellants that their right to fair hearing was breached.
In the unanimous judgment, Justice Lamido said there was no basis for the two appellants to hold that they were denied fair hearing during proceedings at the lower court.
Besides, the appellate court further held that the suspension of Mr. Oshiomhole from ward 10, Etsako Local Government Area of Edo state was ratified at the ward, Local Government and State levels as required by law.
The court further held that the identities of those who suspended Mr. Oshiomhole were not in doubt because in their unchallenged affidavit, they made it clear that they were party members and officers of the party at the ward, Local Government and State levels.
The Appellate Court therefore held that the appeal of Mr. Oshiomhole lacked merit.
The court also ordered the withdrawal of his rights and privileges as the National Chairman of the APC including the withdrawal of his security details.
Mr. Oshiomhole and APC were the appellants in the two dismissed appeals while the respondents Mr. Mustapha Salihu, Mr. Anselm Ojezua, Alhaji Sani Gonna, Oshawo Stephen, Fani Wabulari, Princewill Ejoghogo, the Inspector General of Police and the Department of State Service were the respondents.