An aggrieved aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the ruling party of attempting to sideline him after he allegedly spent over N100 million pursuing his political ambition under the party’s platform.
The aspirant, Ambassador Fubara Dagogo, dragged the APC and some of its top officials before a Federal High Court in Abuja, insisting that he was unlawfully excluded from contesting for the position of National Vice Chairman (South-South) ahead of the party’s national convention.
According to court documents filed before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, Dagogo claimed he duly paid for the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms but was denied access to the forms despite meeting all requirements.
“You cannot discard me after I spent over N100 million pursuing this ambition,” the aggrieved aspirant reportedly argued in his suit, accusing party officials of frustrating his participation in the exercise.
Dagogo named the APC, its National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, National Vice Chairman (South-South), Victor Giadom, and National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, as defendants in the suit.
The plaintiff is seeking an order nullifying any outcome of the South-South zonal congress conducted without his participation. He is also demanding N100 million in damages for what he described as embarrassment, emotional distress and mental torture allegedly caused by the party’s actions.
In his affidavit, Dagogo 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 of fears that he could defeat the incumbent officeholder in the contest.
However, the APC, through its legal representatives, asked the court to dismiss the suit, arguing that the matter concerns the internal affairs of the party and is therefore not justiciable.
