Rivers APC Crisis: Appeal Court fixes date for hearing

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday fixed July 8 to hear an appeal filed by a former chairman, caretaker committee of theThe appeal, which ought to be heard in the state but transferred to Abuja last week, is challenging the judgement of the High Court in Rivers State that declared Igo Aguma the acting chairman of the party in the state.

Mr Ede said the first application is for abreachment of time for departure from the rule to enable him compile records of the court and the other is an application for a retaining order against Mr Aguma pending the determination of the appeal. But the three member panel of appellate court led by Justice Stephen Adah, upheld the objection and fixed July 8 for hearing.Mr Aguma belongs to a faction of the APC in Rivers that is loyal to Magnus Abe, a former governorship aspirant in the state.Mr Amaechi is a former governor of Rivers and one of APC’s most influential leaders, but he has been having it tough getting the APC in Rivers to unite in the party’s quest to wrestle power from the Peoples Democratic Party in the oil-rich state.

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