Amb. Fubara Dagogo, an aggrieved aspirant in the scheduled All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention, on Friday, dismissed the report of his alleged suspension by his ward executive vommittee in Rivers.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) observes that Dagogo was reportedly suspended by members and the Ward 4 Executive Committee of APC in Bonny Local Government Area in Rivers following his legal action against the party.
(From Left: Amb. Fubara Dagogo, an aggrieved aspirant in the APC’s National Convention, and his lawyer, Chief Ogochukwu Onyema, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday.)
The committee had accused him of gross misconduct and anti-party activities.
The decision was said to have been conveyed by the Ward Chairman, Richard Ibani, who said the resolution followed a meeting of the committee held on March 16.
NAN earlier reported that Dagogo, in the suit, prayed Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in 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.”
Reacting in an interview, the aggrieved aspirant queried the information.
“How do you react to the issue of your suspension by your party,” the Journalists asked.
“Which party,” Dagogo asked.
“The All Progreseives Congress (APC),” the journalists responded.
“You mean my party? Suspended who? I am sorry, they are not talking to me.
” I believe those people that carried out that suspension need to be properly guided.
“Because I know very well that, that purported action was not for me and whatever action is being carried out, it is expected that they exhaust the constitutional provisions,” he said.
According to him, I strongly believe that these are people that have just newly come into the party.
“This is a party that His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has tutored us right from Action Congress of Nigeria, on how to explore internal party mechanisms before taking resolutions.
“I believe if an executive is to take 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.
“But 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,” he said.
Dagogo debunked the allegation that he failed to explore internal mechanisms of the party in resolving the issue of his aspiration.
He said he had exhausted all the processses before approaching the court.
He, however, said that he was fully in support of the candidature of President Tinubu as party’s presidential flagbearer; Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda as APC’s national chairman, and in support of other aspirants vying for other offices.
Dagogo said he had instructed his supporters to back Tinubu and Yilwatda, among others in the convention.
According to him, President Tinubu’s candidature is undisputed because he is our leader.