An aspirant for the office National Vice Chairman (South-south), Amb. Fubara Dagogo has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja, to halt APC National Convention following his alleged exclusion from the process.
This is coming just days to the forthcoming March 27 National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),
Dagogo, who is the Director General of the APC States Assembly Forum (ASAF) in a statement on Tuesday said the party denied him his Nomination Forms despite his payment of the compulsory N5.1m, as well as meeting all other requirements to contest the election.
The aggrieved chieftain said after several failed efforts to get his nomination forms, in line with the provisions of the APC Constitution, he has no other option than to seek legal redress as a foundation and passionate member of the party.
In the suit marked No FHC/ABJ/C8/591/2026, in a Matter of Construction and Interpretation of the All Progressives Congress Payment Acknowledgement Receipt No 26827, 13/03/2026, Vis-a-VisThe Adjusted APC 2026 Schedule of Nationwide Congresses National Convention And Related Activities, Particularly on Purchase of Forms For National Convention, And Date of Zonal Congresses in the Six Geo – political Zones And Section 20(1) (A) of the APC constitution, Fubara as plaintiff, through his counsel, Chief Sir OAU Onyema, Principal, Akpaagu Law House, asked the court to interprete the issues connected to the matter.
Listed as defendants in the originating summon included the All Progressives Congress (APC), the National Chairman of the party, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the incumbent National Vice Chairman, (South-South), Hon. Victor Giadom as well as the National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Mohammed Argungu.
The plaintiff, through his counsel, Chief Sir, OAU Onyema is praying the court to among other things, give “a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from conducting any zonal congress for South south APC on Thursday, 25th March, 2026.
”A declaration of the court that by virtue of APC acknowledgement receipt No 26827, dated 13/03/2026, issued to Fubara E. Dagogo, that he is entitled to be issued with Expression of Interest and Nomination Form as an aspirant for the position of National Vice Chairman (South south).
“A declaration of the court that no APC National Vice Chairman South south can emerge from the 25th March, 2026, zonal Congress, when an aspirant like the plaintiff was excluded.
“An order of the court declaring as null and void, and of no effect, the outcome of any APC National Congress for the position of National Vice Chairman, South south, conducted on 25/03/2026 or any other time without the physical participation of the plaintiff.
An order of the court awarding a general damages of N100,000,000 (One Hundred Million Naira) against the 3rd and 4th defendants jointly and severely for the disconfitures, embarrassments and mental torture they caused to the plaintiff”
