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The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, on Friday, upheld the judgement of the Rivers State High Court nullifying the All Progressives Congress (APC) Congresses that produced Chief Tony Okocha and other members of his executive council in the state.

The sacked Chairman and his exco are allies of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.

Daily Trust recalls that Justice Obomanu of the Rivers State High Court had on December 20 2024, nullified the Congresses conducted in Rivers state by the APC which purportedly produced Tony Okocha & Co.

The sacked exco later filed a suit at the Appeal Court to upturn Justice Obomanu’s judgement.

Delivering the judgement on Friday in Port Harcourt, Justice Elfreida Oluwayemisi Williams-Dawodu of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, upheld the decision of the Rivers State High Court nullifying the Congresses.

Daily Trust gathered that with the judgement, all decisions and representations made by the Chief Tony Okocha led exco on behalf of the APC, between December 20 2024 till date, is null, void and of no effect.

Also, the candidates produced by the party ahead of the general election in the state may face the risk of being disqualified.

Reacting to the judgement, the Tony Okocha led exco in the state, said there is no threat to the status of the exco pending full trial.

The state Publicity Secretary of APC, Chibike Ikenga, in a statement on Saturday, said the Court of Appeal only gave interlocutory appeal and sent the matter back to the Court of first instance for full trial.

He said: “The Leadership of the All Progressives Congress, Rivers State are aware of the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt dated Friday, 29th May, 2026 in an Interlocutory Appeal and Matter sent back to the Court of first instance for full trial in (APPEAL NO: CA/PH/523/2024: APC & ANOR. V OKWU JOEBROWN NDIKE filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the jurisdiction of the High court directing the parties to ‘maintain status quo’ and also challenging the competence of the suit before the Rivers State High Court.

“There is no threat to the status of the EXCO pending full trial. Our Lawyers will study the full judgment and advise on the next step.

“We advise party faithful to remain calm and not panic by the deliberate misrepresentation of the facts and circumstances of the judgement by those who lack in-depth knowledge of what transpired in the Court.”

press9jatv:
Wike lost today's matter in appeal court, O. K, in trouble,as Emeka Beke lead the party.

oyichi:
What about the primaries he conducted?

richmond500:
If true, then it means Illegal chairmen will give way, all those who defected and were accepted by Tony Okocha will not stand, that means, those that won the ticket in APC and those that lost the ticket, all of them lost.
SIM is still the Governor

richmond500:
Beke tenure has ended sha.

Rivers state and unending palava, when you thought the fight has ended, they just tell you it's in episode 986.

press9jatv:
"You are an illegal Chairman; your activities in the APC, is null and void."
Appeal Court Fires Tony Okocha.

Appeal Court Affirms Sack Of Okocha-led Rivers APC Exco

The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has upheld the judgment of the Rivers State High Court nullifying the congresses that produced the Tony Okocha-led executive of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State.

The appellate court, in a ruling delivered on Friday by Justice Elfreida Oluwayemisi Williams-Dawodu, affirmed the earlier decision of Justice Obomanu of the Rivers State High Court, who on December 20, 2024 declared the APC congresses in the state invalid.

Tony Okocha and members of the dissolved executive had approached the Court of Appeal in Suit No. CA/PH/523/2024 seeking to overturn the High Court judgment.

However, the Appeal Court dismissed their appeal and sustained the nullification of the congresses that brought the executive into office.


https://theatlanticbell.com/2026/05/29/appeal-court-affirms-sack-of-okocha-led-rivers-apc-exco/

peleson1:
Is this is true?
If yes , what a relief to the good people of Rivers state .

What next?

fergie001:
I haven't seen the Judgement.

press9jatv:
The authentic APC Chairman in Rivers State is back Chief Emeka Beke.

Appeal Court Affirms Sack Of Okocha-led Rivers APC Exco

Tony Okocha is backed by Wike.

The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has upheld the judgment of the Rivers State High Court nullifying the congresses that produced the Tony Okocha-led executive of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State.

The appellate court, in a ruling delivered on Friday by Justice Elfreida Oluwayemisi Williams-Dawodu, affirmed the earlier decision of Justice Obomanu of the Rivers State High Court, who on December 20, 2024 declared the APC congresses in the state invalid.

Tony Okocha and members of the dissolved executive had approached the Court of Appeal in Suit No. CA/PH/523/2024 seeking to overturn the High Court judgment.

However, the Appeal Court dismissed their appeal and sustained the nullification of the congresses that brought the executive into office.

peleson1:
Is this is true?
If yes , what a relief to the good people of Rivers state .

What next?

Parachoko:
Emeka Beke tenure is already over

press9jatv:
not over. He was forcefully removed in which it's wrong. Beke will takeover the affairs of Rivers State APC over the court judgement.

Tenses:
Don't hive a sigh of relive yet.

Wike from observation do not have the judges of the Appeal Court under is payroll for whatsoever reasons but you see the Supreme Court, wait for their judgement.

Parachoko:
When will his tenure end?

press9jatv:
his tenure is 4 years. Beke shouldn't have forcefully removed in the first place. Now the APC has appeal the judgement in the supreme court of justice.