APGA v. Victor Ike Oye (2024)
Citation: All Progressives Grand Alliance v. Victor Ike Oye (2024) SC/CV/824/2024
Court: Supreme Court of Nigeria
Date Delivered: 27 November 2024
Area of Law: Constitutional Law, Party Politics
Facts
The dispute arose from conflicting interpretations of a previous Supreme Court judgment concerning the leadership of APGA. The respondent sought to enforce rights allegedly flowing from the earlier judgment.
Issues for Determination
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Whether the earlier Supreme Court judgment created enforceable rights.
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Whether lower courts can reinterpret Supreme Court decisions.
Decision
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, set aside the judgments of the lower courts, and awarded ₦20 million costs against the respondent.
Ratio Decidendi
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Only judgments with clear operative and executory orders are enforceable.
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Lower courts have no jurisdiction to reinterpret or expand Supreme Court judgments.
Significance
The decision strengthens the doctrine of finality of Supreme Court decisions and curbs abuse of declaratory judgments.
