By Ogungbayi Adeyemi S. | adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Mr. Fubara Dagogo, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), seeking to void the party’s recently conducted national congress.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a ruling on Monday, held that the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter, as it bordered on the internal affairs of a political party.
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The judge ruled that issues surrounding candidates’ nomination, purchase of nomination forms, and expression of interest forms are non-justiciable.
Justice Abdulmalik struck out the suit and awarded a cost of N10 million each against Dagogo and his lawyer, bringing the total fine to N20 million in favour of the defendants.
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Dagogo, an aspirant in the recently concluded APC national congress, had filed the suit to challenge his alleged exclusion from the party’s national convention election for the position of National Vice Chairman, South-South.
Through his counsel, Ogochukwu Onyema, Dagogo named the APC and its National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, as 1st and 2nd defendants. He also joined Victor Giadom, the party’s National Vice Chairman (South-South), and Sulaiman Muitamma, the National Organising Secretary, as 3rd and 4th defendants respectively.
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In the originating summons marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2637/2026, Dagogo sought six reliefs, including the nullification of any congress conducted for the South-South position without his participation. He also prayed the court to declare that he was entitled to the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms after payment, and claimed N100 million in damages.
The APC, through its counsel Kayode Okunade, had filed a preliminary objection, arguing that the subject matter of the suit was an internal affair of the party and therefore non-justiciable. Okunade also contended that Dagogo lacked the locus standi to institute the action, having not been duly recognised as a valid aspirant under the APC Constitution and Guidelines.
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The court agreed with the defendants’ position and struck out the case.
The judgment comes as political parties intensify preparations for the 2027 general elections, with several intra-party disputes already making their way to the courts.
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