Nigeria: APC to Expel Members in Court Over Leadership Extension

Enugu and Ado-Ekiti — Those who took the All Progressives Congress (APC) to court over the recent extension of leadership tenure nationwide would be expelled from the party.Secretary, Forum of State Chairmen of the APC, Dr. Ben Nwoye said yesterday that in line with its provisions, dragging the party to court on any issue without exhausting the internal mechanisms for resolution, attracts automatic sanctions.

Nwoye who also is the Chairman of APC in Enugu State, at a press briefing in Enugu, expressed surprise that certain members who disagreed with the extension provision had gone to court.

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