Confusion hits APGA as Mbazulike sues APGA, claims N500m over primary

The House of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) is collapsing in Anambra state. One member has dragged the party to court and soon others may join.

www.odogwublog.com reports thaththis is because hearing has been fixed for Janu­ary 15, 2015 in a suit filed at the Federal High Court, Awka by All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) aspirant in the just con­cluded APGA primary for Anambra State House of Assembly in Nnewi South Constituency 1, Mr. Em­manuel Chinwenche Mba­zulike.

Named in the suit, as de­fendants are Kingsley Chuk­wuma Iruba and the Inde­pendent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The plaintiff is claiming N500 million for general and aggravated damages against the first defendant for unlawful and wrongful removal of his name from ballot paper of Nnewi South Constituency 1.

The plaintiff also asked the court to determine whether the first defendant and its agents conducted proper and valid primary election to the state House of Assembly in Nnewi South Constituency 1 on Decem­ber 3, 2014 when the plain­tiff’s name was wrongly or erroneously removed from the ballot paper of Nnewi South Constituency 1, lead­ing to his non-participation.

Mbazulike also asked the court to declare that APGA had no candidate for the state House of Assembly in the said constituency in 2015 general elections be­cause of its (APGA) failure to comply with the law. He also sought an order of per­petual injunction restraining the third defendant from recognizing Iruba (second defendant) or any other per­son as the candidate of the first defendant in respect of the office in question.

In an affidavit in support of the originating summons, the plaintiff said he had fulfilled all the conditions for screening to contest the seat in the state House of Assembly in Nnewi South Constituency 1.