The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that it is not bound by the Rivers High Court judgment that reinstated the dissolved Chief Emeka Beke-led State Executive Committee, as it was not a party to the suit.
Festus Fuanter, the APC Deputy National Secretary, made this assertion while addressing journalists in Abuja. He explained that the court ruling in Suit No: PHC 3592 CS. 2023, which dismissed the Tony Okocha-led Caretaker Committee and reinstated Beke, did not involve the APC itself as a party, but rather its national chairman and national secretary.
Fuanter noted that Beke had previously been removed by another court and had filed an appeal, but opted to proceed with actions perceived as an abuse of court processes instead of waiting for the appeal’s outcome. He emphasized that the APC only recognizes the Tony Okocha-led Caretaker Committee as the legitimate body overseeing the party’s affairs in Rivers State.
Additionally, he confirmed that the APC National Working Committee (NWC) has scheduled its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for September 12, pending approval from President Bola Tinubu, the party’s national leader. The APC Caucus is set to meet on September 11 to discuss the matter before the NEC meeting.