A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by some members of the Action Alliance (AA) challenging the party’s National Convention held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, which produced Adekunle Omo-Aje as the National Chairman.
Delivering the judgment, Justice James Omotosho ruled that the officers elected at the National Convention are the recognized officials of the party.
He stated that the election was conducted in accordance with the party’s Constitution and was supervised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Reacting to the judgment, the National Chairman of AA, Adekunle Omo-Aje, described it as an end to the leadership crisis within the party.
He said, “This case was not initiated by Kenneth Udeze, it was Ukadike Chinedu and Amb. Abdulrasheed, the former National Secretary of the Party, and Esther Esevohare, the Former Women Leader.
They are the ones who took me and my National Executives to this court about our National Convention. I commend the judiciary for its uprightness.
I agree with the position of Justice Omotosho that there should be an end to litigation.”
Omo-Aje further praised INEC’s neutrality during the litigation, emphasizing that their collaboration can help deepen democracy in Nigeria.
The lawsuit was filed by some members of the Action Alliance, led by Ugochukwu Ogbuji, Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, who contended that the National Convention should not have been conducted since the tenure of the National Executive Committee (NEC) members had not expired.
Ogbuji argued, “They went to Olusegun Obasanjo’s Library in Ogun State on October 7, 2023, and did what they called selective election without the consent of the National Working Committee (NWC) and NEC of the party.
There was no meeting where the NWC decided to hold a national convention.”
He also alleged that some attendees of the convention were not members of AA.
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