The All Progressive Congress (APC) said it would drag leaders and members of Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC) to court on allegation of impersonation.
The national legal adviser of the party, Babatunde Ogala, made this known on Monday, July 9, in a statement in Abuja while reacting to the formation of the group, headed by a top member of APC, Alhaji Buba Galadima.
He said that the development necessitated the APC as the ruling party responsible for the protection of the country’s democracy, to clarify on the legal import of the action of the R-APC.
Ogala, however, said that the situation was well within the party’s control and assured that the rule of law must take its natural course on the matter. “The sum total of Galadima’s press release can be captured under three major issues and we will address each of them subsequently.’’
The R-APC, which emerged out of APC on Wednesday, July 4, already has a national working committee, state executive committees and executive committees in the 774 local government areas across the country.
The legal adviser noted that Galadima had continued to perpetuate falsehood for the purpose of gaining either pecuniary or other benefits, adding that he was guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation. “Without a doubt, the declaration of Galadima, if left unchecked, is capable of leading to public nuisance and a breach of peace across the country.
“Our loyal members are already agitated by the incendiary action of this group which runs counter to the beliefs, principles and creed of the APC”, he said.
Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), reiterated his appeal to aggrieved members of the party to be patient with his leadership, in an apparent response to the emergence on Wednesday, July 4, of a rebel group, Reformed APC (R-APC).
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