By TAIYE AGBAJE

Amb. Fubara Dagogo, an aspirant in the scheduled All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention on Friday, dismissed the report of his alleged suspension by his ward executive committee in Rivers.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) observes that Dagogo was reportedly suspended by members and the Ward 4 Executive Committee of APC in Bonny Local Government Area in Rivers following his legal action against the party.

The committee had accused him of gross misconduct and anti-party activities.

The decision was said to have been conveyed by the Ward Chairman, Richard Ibani, who said the resolution followed a meeting of the committee held on March 16.

NAN reports that Dagogo, in the suit, prayed Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja to nullify the outcome of any APC’s national congress for the position of National Vice Chairman, South South, without his physical participation

The plaintiff had alleged that he was unlawfully excluded from contesting the position of National Vice-Chairman, South-South, despite paying ₦5.1 million for the expression of interest and nomination forms.

Dagogo, who was at the court on Friday with his lawyer, described his suspension from the party as “untrue.”

Reacting in an interview, the aggrieved aspirant queried the information.

“How do you react to the issue of your suspension by your party,” the Journalists asked.

“Which party? “You mean my party? Suspended? I am sorry, they are not talking to me.

” I believe those people that carried out that suspension need to be properly guided.

“I know very well that, that purported action is not for me and whatever action is being carried out, it is expected that they exhaust the constitutional provisions,” he said.

“I believe if an executive is to take a resolution, they must exhaust all the party’s mechanisms in accordance with the constitution of the party and ensure that suspending someone complies with the law.

“At the moment, that suspension is not for me because we have so many Fubaras and Dagogos.

” Some people will say I am related to Dagogo Jack, some will say I am related to Siminalayi Fubara, but I strongly believe that exercise is not for me.

“So I still remain a bonafide, founding member of APC. I still remain a critical stakeholder of this party.

“I still remain a renewed hope of the founding associate of Mr President and a legacy ally of this party,” he said.

Dagogo debunked the allegation that he failed to explore internal mechanisms of the party in resolving the issue of his aspiration.

He said he had exhausted all the processses before approaching the court.

He, however, said that he was fully in support of the candidature of President Bola Tinubu as the party’s presidential flagbearer; Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda as APC’s national chairman, and in support of other aspirants vying for other offices.

Dagogo said he had instructed his supporters to back Tinubu and Yilwatda, among others in the convention.

According to him, President Tinubu’s candidature is undisputed because he is our leader. (NAN)