Convention: APC aspirant dismisses reports of his suspension

An aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention, Fubara Dagogo, has dismissed reports of his alleged suspension by his ward executive committee in Rivers State.

Reports emerged on Friday that Dagogo was suspended by the APC leaders in Ward 4, Bonny Local Government Area in Rivers following his legal action against the party.

The committee had accused him of gross misconduct and anti-party activities.

Dagogo, in the suit, asked Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to nullify the outcome of any APC’s national congress for the position of National Vice Chairman, South-South, without his physical participation

The plaintiff had alleged that he was unlawfully excluded from contesting the position of National Vice-Chairman, South-South, despite paying ₦5.1 million for the expression of interest and nomination forms.

Dagogo, who was at the court on Friday with his lawyer, described his suspension from the party as “untrue.”

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In a chat with journalists, the aggrieved aspirant queried the information.

“How do you react to the issue of your suspension by your party,” the journalists asked.

“Which party? “You mean my party? Suspended? I am sorry, they are not talking to me,” he responded.

” I believe those people that carried out that suspension need to be properly guided.

“I know very well that, that purported action is not for me and whatever action is being carried out, it is expected that they exhaust the constitutional provisions.

“I believe if an executive is to take a resolution, they must exhaust all the party’s mechanisms in accordance with the constitution of the party and ensure that suspending someone complies with the law.

“At the moment, that suspension is not for me because we have so many Fubaras and Dagogos.

” Some people will say I am related to Dagogo Jack, some will say I am related to Siminalayi Fubara, but I strongly believe that, that exercise is not for me.

“So I still remain a bonafide, founding member of APC. I still remain a critical stakeholder of this party.

“I still remain a renewed hope founding associate of Mr. President and a legacy ally of this party.”