Adeleke eligibility suit: Court warns Parties to Maintain Peace

A Federal high court sitting in Osogbo, has fixed January 23,
2019 for hearing in a suit bothering on the eligibility of Senator
Ademola Adeleke , the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the
September 22 gubernatorial election in Osun State.

The court also warned against threat and harassment of all the
parties involved in the suit.

The three plaintiffs, Messer Awosiyan Olalekan, Ojetade Thomas
and Awodire Sina filed the suit before the court, seeking Adeleke’s
disqualification from the September 22 governorship election for
allegedly submitting fake certificates to get the PDP ticket and
participate in the governorship poll.

Olalekan, Sina and Thomas, in an originating summon dated
October 30th, 2018, through their counsel, Gboyega Oyewole, SAN,
said that the participation of Adeleke at, and his return as the
winner of the governorship primary conducted by the PDP on the 21st
of July, 2018 for the purpose of him being the candidate of the
party and his subsequent participation in the governorship election
of the 22nd of September, 2018 as the party’s candidate, was null
and void because he allegedly presented false information to the
Independent National Electoral Commission.

Adeleke’s counsel, Mr Nathaniel Oke, SAN, who questioned the
rationale behind the suit, filed a preliminary objection and
counter affidavit against the originating summons.

In his submission, Barrister Femi Ayadokun, informed the court
that one of the plaintiffs, Mr Thomas Ojetade was on 17th of
November allegedly abducted and made to sign some documents which
has to do with withdrawal of the suit before the court, against his
wish.

The presiding judge, justice Maurine Onyetenu ordered the
parties to the suit to maintain calm, adding that the court would
not tolerate any threat, intimidation and harassment of the parties
to the suit. The judge thereafter adjourned the matter to Jan 23,
2019 for hearing.

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