April 08, (THEWILL) – The Court of Appeal, Owerri judicial Division, has upheld the ruling of a High Court, which sacked the Abia state chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Augustine Ehiemere, and declared Prince Nnanna Ukaegbu, as the authentic chairman of the party in the state.
An Abia State High Court sitting at Umuahia, had in September 2018, granted an order setting aside the Party executives at the Ward, Local Government, zonal and state chapters of the party.
The court also restrained APGA from giving effect to all decisions and activities pertaining to the running of the party in the state without the involvement of Prince Ukaegbu, as the state chairman.
However, the party appealed the decision at the court of Appeal in Suit No: CA/OW/26,2019, where it listed 8 grounds of appeal against the judgement of the High court.
Delivering judgement on the appeal, Justice Rita Nosakhare Pemu, upheld the judgement of the state High court and declared Prince Ukaegbu the authentic chairman of the party.
Speaking after the judgement, Ukaegbu, thanked the court for standing on the part of the law and promised to help galvanise APGA to victory in the state in 2023.
