One of the members loyal to the Magnus Abe’s faction of the All Progressives Congress APC in Rivers state,Igo Aguma has said he has received the decision of the Supreme Court and has realised that the court and his party cannot guarantee the security of rights and privileges of members
Aguma who issued a press statement on Friday,March 5, said on the grounds that the APC is a party that endangers and does not respect even its own constitutiion,it was time he left the party.
,”I have received the Supreme Court judgement which dismissed my Appeal challenging the Court of Appeal decision which upturned the High Court judgment that declared me as Acting Chairman of APC in Rivers state.
” It is now clear that it is not within the purview of the Court to protect the rights and privileges of members of a political party, in this case, the APC. It is the APC that should protect the rights of her members but has failed to do so.
” I can not continue to be a member of a Political party that endangers and does not give any form of protection to the rights of its members and has no respect whatsoever for its own constitution at all but chooses to be run against democratic principles intoto for self destructive purposes.
“Therefore I announce my exit from the All Progressives Congress immediately. To God be the glory.
A five,- member panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice Amina Adamu Augie had on Friday,March5, 2021, ruled that it was not within the statutory scope of the court to protect the rights and privileges of any member of a political party as that was an internal party matter.
