APC nat’l chairman, Buni, says Delta court order did not refer to him

National Chairman, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor Mai Mala Buni has stated that the order of a Delta State High Court in Asaba, which restrained an APC chairman from acting in that capacity, did not refer to him.

According to Buni, who is also the governor of Yobe State, the Court’s order was directed at the Delta state Caretaker Chairman, and not him, Buni.

He spoke on Thursday via a statement issued by his Director General, Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed, on Thursday in Abuja.

APC nat’l chairman, Buni, says Delta court order did not refer to him

In a statement on Thursday by his Director General, Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed,
Buni, who argued that the judgment was.not binding on him, also said “only mischief makers were misinterpreting the order as it was directed at the Delta state Caretaker Chairman and not him.”

“Mr Elvis Ayomanor and seven others on 19th August, instituted a case against the APC and its leadership in a High Court of Justice, Asaba, Delta State, challenging the outcome of the party’s ward Congress of 31st July, 2021,” the statement reads.

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Continuing further, the embattled APC Caretaker Committee Chairman said:

“The seven applicants prayed the court to, among other things, issue and service the originating summons on 15 defendants including the party, the Chairman Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee and members as well as, the Chairman of the party in the state.

“The applicants also sought the court to issue interim injunction to restrain the Chairman and members of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee from acting or parading themselves as leaders of the party pending the determination of the case against the outcome of the ward Congress in Delta state before the court.

“They also prayed for interim injunction restraining the party from conducting the local government and state government Congresses slated for 4th September in Delta state pending the determination of the case before the court.

“The High Court, in its wisdom ruled; ‘This court has looked at the motion Ex-Parte dated 18th/8/2021 and filed 19th/8/2021seeking the reliefs as set out on the face of the motion paper.

“This court has also looked at the supporting affidavit along with exhibits attached as well as the written address containing legal arguments in support of the prayers sought.

“Reliefs 1, 2, 3 and 4 have to do with issues of service of processes on all parties in this suit. Relief 5, 6 and 7 are injunctive reliefs being sought in the interim.

“In compliance with order 39 Rule 7(3) of the Extant Civil Procedure Rules of this court, this order of injunction granted shall abate after 7 days. It shall not operate ad infinitum. This matter stands adjourned to 7th September, 2021 by 10.00am on agreement of counsel’.”

“From the above, it is apparently clear that the court ruling only affected the15th defendant (Delta state Chairman of APC) and not the National Chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee and Yobe state Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni and other members of the committee.

“It is also clear that the restriction of the forthcoming ward Congress is limited to Delta state and does not affect other states.

“Some mischief makers who never wished the party well, had continued to misrepresent the facts mostly without having access to the court ruling,” Buni reiterated.

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