The Caretaker Committee of the Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has vowed to challenge, at the Appeal Court its sacking on Monday by a state High Court.
The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee, Chief Tony Okocha gave the indication while reacting to the judgment of the state High Court presided over by Justice Sika Aprioku.
He said the committee would challenge whatever the court had done promising to go as far as the Supreme Court to get justice on the matter.
Justice Aprioku on Monday, while ruling on a matter instituted by former secretary of the party, Sam Etetegwung against the National Chairman of the APC, which the caretaker committee of APC in Rivers State was also joined nullified the appointment of a caretaker committee for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State by the national leadership of the party.
The court also reinstated the Chief Emeka Beke-led elected executives of the party in the state.
But reacting to the judgment Okocha said: “I invited you this afternoon to let understand our position on the judgement of Justice Sika Aprioku in a matter instituted by former secretary of the party, Sam Etetegwung against the national Chairman of the APC, which the caretaker committee of APC in Rivers State was also joined.
“I want to let you know that it was not a surprise to us that the judge took a voyage to partition. In law and what we know about judiciary, when a case of bias is raised against a trial judge before the matter commences, what the trial judge does is to recuse himself.
“And he didn’t even hide it to pretend as though he didn’t see our petition. In court the secretary of the party Chief Eric Nwibani was stood up by the judge and the judge in an open court told him, you people went and wrote petition against me, you people should know I’m human.
“In other words, he had acknowledged that there was a petition against him that he shouldn’t try the matter.
“They should know that we will meet at the Philippines. We are not keeps; so, we will challenge whatever they had done at the Court of Appeal. This is court of first instance. Thereafter, they or us will go back to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court will decide.”
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