{"id":8852,"date":"2013-08-23T05:44:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T05:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/soludo-drags-apga-to-court-over-disqualification-case-to-be-heard-today\/"},"modified":"2013-08-23T05:44:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-23T05:44:49","slug":"soludo-drags-apga-to-court-over-disqualification-case-to-be-heard-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/soludo-drags-apga-to-court-over-disqualification-case-to-be-heard-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Soludo drags APGA to court over disqualification; case to be heard today."},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Citizens Platform<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Former\u00a0governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and a governorship aspirant of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has\u00a0asked an Abuja High Court to set aside his disqualification from the Anambra State gubernatorial election by the party\u2019s screening committee.<\/p>\n

In the an\u00a0ex parte<\/em>\u00a0motion filed on Thursday and\u00a0which will be heard today (Friday), Soludo\u00a0argued that the screening panel\u2019s decision violated the party\u2019s constitution, as well as the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Through\u00a0his counsel, Ikechukwu Ezechukwu, SAN, Soludo is asking the court to set aside the party\u2019s decision and to order the latter to maintain the\u00a0status quo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

He also wants the court to grant an order of interim injunction restraining APGA from preventing him from participating in the party\u2019s primary election, \u00a0scheduled to hold on August 26, 2013,\u00a0pending the determination of the motion on notice.<\/p>\n

According to the\u00a0ex parte<\/em>\u00a0motion, Soludo is asking for \u201can order of certiorari, removing the decision of the screening panel\/appeal panel, dated 16th of August, 2013,\u201d purporting to disqualify him from contesting the Anambra State gubernatorial primary election.<\/p>\n

Also, he wants the court to make an \u201corder quashing and setting aside the decision\u201d of the screening panel \u201cas being contrary to and ultra vires the constitution of APGA, the electoral guidelines for the Anambra State Governorship Primary Election 2013 made\/approved by the National Executive Committee of APGA and being in flagrant violation of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.\u201d<\/p>\n

It would be recalled that the APGA screening panel had last Friday disqualified Soludo and five other aspirants\u00a0from vying for the November 16, 2013 election on the APGA platform.<\/p>\n

Also disqualified are Emmanuel Nweke, Ogbuefi Tony Nnaechetta, Chinedu Francis Idigo, Dr. Chike Obidigbo, and Oseloka Obaze.<\/p>\n

A statement signed by the chairman of the APGA gubernatorial screening panel, Alhaji Tayo Sowunmi, at the end of the panel\u2019s sitting, explained that Soludo and the others failed the party\u2019s test, while seven others passed the test.<\/p>\n

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Source: Citizens Platform<\/p>\n

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