Nigeria: APGA Asks Court to Declare Imo Gov's Seat Vacant

24 December 2013

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Monday approached the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja asking it to declare the seat of Imo State Governor, Mr Rochas Okorocha, vacant for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In addition, the party asked the court to order the swearing-in of Okorocha's deputy, Mr. Eze Madumere, to replace him.

APGA's National Executive Committee (NEC) had, after its meeting in Abuja on August 3, 2013, unanimously resolved to commence a legal action to re-take the party's mandate from Okorocha after he defected to the APC. The party said its ideology differed from that of the APC.

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