An aggrieved aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Ambassador Fubara Dagogo, has dragged the ruling party and some of its top officials before the Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged exclusion from the contest for the position of National Vice Chairman, South-South.
Dagogo, in the suit filed before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, accused the APC leadership of unlawfully preventing him from participating in the party’s South-South zonal congress despite allegedly spending over ₦100 million to pursue the ambition.
The plaintiff claimed that although he paid for the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms, he was denied access to the forms after fulfilling all stipulated requirements.
“You cannot discard me after I spent over ₦100 million pursuing this ambition,” Dagogo reportedly stated in the suit.
He accused party officials of deliberately frustrating his participation in the exercise.
Listed as defendants in the suit are the APC, the party’s National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the National Vice Chairman, South-South, Victor Giadom, and the National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu.
Dagogo is asking the court to nullify any outcome of the South-South zonal congress conducted without his participation.
He is also demanding ₦100 million in damages for alleged embarrassment, emotional distress and mental torture allegedly caused by the actions of the party and its officials.
In his affidavit, the aspirant alleged that after paying the required fees on March 13, 2026, he visited the APC national secretariat to collect the nomination forms but was informed that the forms were no longer available.
He further alleged that some party officials deliberately blocked him from obtaining the forms because they feared he could defeat the incumbent office holder in the contest.
The APC, however, through its legal representatives, urged the court to dismiss the suit, arguing that the matter relates to the internal affairs of the party and is therefore not justiciable.
The case adds to the growing number of pre-election disputes arising from party nomination processes ahead of the 2027 general elections.
