The All Progressive Congress (APC) national leadership has confirmed Dr. Cairo Ojuogboh’s removal as a former Delta state representative.
The decision to ratify Ojuogboh’s expulsion as recommended by the state chapter of the party came barely 24 hours after the national legal adviser, Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, nullified the punitive action, saying the chieftain was not given fair hearing.
But in another letter dated June 7, 2023, and addressed to Ojuogboh’s counsel, El-Marzuq, retracted the nullification, stating that subsequent facts have revealed the inconsistencies in Ojougboh’s defence.
El-Marzuq stated that the APC now saw the expulsion of Ojuogboh as very valid for dragging the party to court without exhausting internal dispute resolution mechanisms as provided in the party’s constitution.
He also based the expulsion on constituting an illegal parallel state executive committee; and open display of anti-party activity with a video clip mocking the loss of the APC governorship candidate in Delta state.
“Dragging the party to court was a gross violation of Article 21.5(v) of APC constitution, adding that constituting an illegal parallel executive committee which purportedly expelled the party’s governorship candidate, Ovie Omo-Agege, offended Article 21.2(vi) of the same constitution.”