The Supreme Court has officially upheld Sly Ezeokenwa as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), delivering a decisive blow to Edozie Njoku’s claims to the position. In its ruling on Wednesday, the court also imposed a N20 million fine on Njoku for filing what was deemed a frivolous suit at the FCT High Court in Bwari.

This judgement comes shortly after the Federal High Court in Abuja issued a restraining order against Njoku, barring him from parading himself as APGA’s national chairman. Justice James Omotosho ruled that there was no valid court order or judgment, including from the Supreme Court, supporting Njoku’s claim.

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The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/966/2024, was filed on July 12 by APGA and Ezeokenwa as plaintiffs, challenging the actions of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The suit followed INEC’s removal of Ezeokenwa’s name and his executive officers from its official records, replacing them with names from Njoku’s leadership faction on July 9.

Justice Omotosho found INEC’s decision to recognize the Njoku-led leadership unjustifiable, stating, “There is no subsisting court order upon which it acted. The decision of the Supreme Court was clear as to who the national chairman should be, and it is certainly not Chief Edozie Njoku.”

The Supreme Court’s verdict cements Ezeokenwa’s position as APGA’s legitimate leader while highlighting the judicial consequences for filing baseless suits.