*Says plaintiff lacks locus standi to sustain restraining order
Justice Bello Kawu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Kubwa, Abuja, on Friday, vacated the interim injunction that stopped the All Progressives Congress (APC) from holding its National Convention, scheduled for March 26, 2022.
The interim order was sequel to a suit filed by an aggrieved member of the ruling APC, Salisu Umoru.
Justice Kawu had vacated the injunction, following an application by the APC, asking the court to vacate the interim order
Granting APC’s application on Friday, Justice Kawu held that the plaintiff lacked the locus to sustain the restraining order.
The court held that the order of injunction issued against the APC on November 18, 2021, has been overtaken by a recent judgment the Supreme Court delivered in a similar matter.
Justice Kawu later adjourned the plaintiff’s substantive suit till March 30 for hearing.
Umoru had urged the court to direct the APC and its Chairman Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, to halt further action on the planned convention, pending the determination of legal cases involving the party.
He had also sought an order directing Buni to begin the reconciliation process to resolve all the disputes that emanated from the local government congresses that were conducted by the party.
