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The Benue State High Court in Makurdi, presided over by Justice T.A. Kume, has nullified the appointment of a seven-man caretaker committee for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
This decision was delivered in response to a suit filed by Benue State APC Chairman, Austine Agada, challenging the dissolution of the party’s state working committee by the National Working Committee (NWC).
This was disclosed in a statement signed by Daniel Ihomun, the State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives (APC) in Ondo State.
However, in his ruling, Justice Kume declared that the dissolution of the state executive was not in line with the APC constitution and violated the applicants’ right to fair hearing. He emphasized the importance of fairness, drawing a parallel to the biblical account of Adam in the Garden of Eden.
“Even in the Garden of Eden, God exemplified the importance of fair hearing by asking questions before taking action against Adam,” the judge remarked. “In stark contrast, the National Working Committee denied Agada a fair hearing. It begs the question: Shouldn’t the Committee, as mortal beings, strive to uphold the same standards of justice and fairness demonstrated by God?”
The court further ruled that all actions taken by the seven-man caretaker committee appointed by the APC national secretariat in place of the Agada-led state executive were invalid and void.