A Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, commenced the trial of the suit filed by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State, Mr Michael Akinleye against the appointment of former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, as the Deputy National Chairman (South) by the party’s National Working Committee, NWC.

The suit, which was filed by one of the candidates for the seat and APC chairman in Ado Ekiti Local Government, Akinleye, who was contending the propriety of the action taken by the APC National Working Committee over the imposition of Ajimobi.

Joined in the suit with registration number FHC/AD/C8/8/2020, are APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole (1st respondent), National Working Committee (2nd), National Vice Chairman, South West (3rd), APC South-West Zonal Caucus (4th), Ekiti State Chairman of APC (5th), Ekiti State Caucus of APC (6th), All Progressives Congress (7th) and Senator Abiola Ajimobi (8th).

The seat became vacant following the appointment of Otunba Niyi Adebayo as a Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, which brought the feeling by Ekiti APC that Senator Gbenga Aluko should be allowed to fill the vacancy in respect of the party’s micro-zoning rather than moving it to Oyo State.