By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA– The Federal Hogh Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed Chief Kenneth Udeze as the National Chairman of Action Alliance, AA.
The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Obiora Egwuatu, dismissed a legal action that was brought before it by an aggrieved member of the party, Adekunle Rufai Omoaje.
The plaintiff had in the suit marked: FHC/CS/12/2024, challenged Udeze’s leadership of the AA, even as he prayed the court to validate a national convention he said was held in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
According to the plaintiff, the said convention produced another national executives to pilot the affairs of the party.
However, in his judgement, Justice Egwuatu upheld submissions of Udeze’s lawyer, Mr. Ezenwa Ibegbunam, who challenged the competence of the suit.
Relying on plethora of decided cases, the court held that the suit lacked merit and accordingly dismissed it.
Reacting to the judgement, the AA Chairman described it as a landmark decision, saying it settled a protracted leadership tussle within the party.
He said the verdict was not only a vindication of rule of law in the country, but also laid to rest “illegal and fictitious claim over the party leadership.”
Chief Udeze commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for its respect for the rule of law, and for upholding due process in the way it handled the leadership issue.
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