Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has reacted to the dismissal of the suit seeking his removal from office.

Recall that in a ruling on Monday, Justice Inyang Ekwo struck out the suit seeking to remove Ganduje as the national chairman of the ruling party.

The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/599/2024, was filed by the North Central APC Forum led by Saleh Zazzaga.

Listed as defendants were Ganduje, the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The plaintiff challenged the propriety of Ganduje’s appointment as the APC National Chairman when he is not from the North Central geo-political zone.

Addressing newsmen at the party secretariat in Abuja on Monday, Ganduje described the suit as baseless and lacking in merit.

The APC National Chairman made the statement when he received a delegation of the North Central APC Elders Forum that came to congratulate him on the legal victory.

He said, “We thank you for congratulating us on the judgment on the litigation against my office and myself. There is no doubt the allegation was baseless and as such, it has been treated by the court of law.

“I appreciate the North Central elders who have been coming to see me even amidst the controversies, they still came. So those who are insecure can go to court. But we will continue to respond until we completely succeed.”

In his ruling, Justice Ekwo agreed with the contention in the APC’s preliminary objection that the plaintiff lacked the locus standi to file the suit.

He also agreed with INEC’s preliminary objection that the name the plaintiff had sued in ‘Northern Central APC forum’ was not a registered body.