Oyo APM Crises Worsen As Aggrieved Members Ask Court To Stop LG Polls, Nullify National Convention

The crisis in the Allied People’s Movement (APM) worsened on Wednesday as some aggrieved members dragged the party before the Federal High Court, Ibadan, instituting two different suits against the party and its national officers.

The first suit was instituted by the 33 candidates that emerged from the Local Government Primary election scheduled to take place in Oyo State in December. They were led by Hon. Bisi Akande.

In the Suit, Akande and the 32 others are seeking the order of the court to stop the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) from monitoring any other primary by the APM in respect of the local government election coming up in Oyo State, having been duly elected as the candidates in a primary election conducted by their party.

In the second suit instituted by Musibau Olayiwola, an elected Zonal Vice Chairman of the party, he is seeking the nullification of the national convention of the APM recently held in Bauchi and is calling for a fresh convention that will give him the opportunity to participate.

The two suits, which came before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court 1, Ibadan on Wednesday, were adjourned for hearing on Monday, September 21, 2026.

The plaintiff, Musibau Olayiwola, in his Originating Summons, said he was elected as the South West Zonal Chairman of the APM from the Zonal Congress held on 23 May, 2026 but was not given nomination forms in order for him to be ratified at the General Convention of the party held on 12 and 13 August, 2026.

He is therefore seeking the relief from the court for a nullification of the convention held without his participation while calling for a fresh convention where he will be given his right to contest.

His counsel, Monday Mawah, Esq. withdrew the ex parte application and the Motion of Notice as, according to him, the event had overtaken them and so sought the hearing of the substantive suit.

Justice Uche Agomoh struck out the Ex parte Motion and Motion on Notice and fixed Monday, September 21, 2026 for the hearing of the substantive suit.

Speaking after the court adjournment, Monday Mawah said, “The first suit, which was instituted by Hon. Bisi Akande and 32 others, is in respect of the primary election conducted by the APM to fill the candidates for the forthcoming Local Government Election in Oyo State.

“Our clients participated in that primary; they emerged victorious from the primary, and their names were submitted to the OYSIEC after their emergence from the primary. But along the line, we realised that some of the Stakeholders in the party (APM), who were not comfortable with the emergence of the candidates, approached the OYSIEC that they wanted to conduct another primary and wanted OYSIEC to monitor it.

“But we said no, that law forbids any political party to have more than one candidate for a position in an election. The first primary was held on the 3rd of August, 2026 and had clearly produced candidates.

“So the guidelines for the election are clear that the law does not allow a political party to produce more than one candidate for a position in an election.

The primary election was democratically conducted; the OYSIEC was notified by the party, and some of its officials attended, monitored it, and winners emerged. That was the first case that was presented today.

“The second suit, where we withdrew the ex parte motion and motion on notice, was the one by our client (Musbau Olayiwola) who emerged from the Zonal Congress of the APM. After his emergence, he was supposed to be given forms to participate in the national convention, but all efforts to get the forms proved abortive.

“As I speak to you, he was not allowed to participate in the convention. So the position that was democratically given to him in the South West was denied him”, Mawah said.