The Peoples Democratic Party has called for the immediate and
unconstitutional release of its Governorship Candidate in Osun,
Sen. Ademola Adeleke, arrested by the police in Abuja.
The Party National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan,
made the call at a press conference on Monday in Abuja.
Ologbondiyan condemned the arrest, describing it as
unconstitutional, provocative and part of the plot by the All
Progressives Congress (APC) to stall his tribunal case.
He described the arrest as total disregard for the extant order
of the an Osun State High Court, Ikirun, issued on Monday,
restraining the police or its agents from arresting and detaining
him.
He said that the court restrained the police from arresting
Adeleke on account of statement of result and testimonial duly
issued by Ede Muslim Grammar School, Ede, pending the determination
of the originating summons pending in the court.
He said that the police, however, arrested Adeleke, representing
Osun West Senatorial District, on the guise of an invitation
despite the direct orders of the state court.
He said that Adeleke, as a law-abiding citizen, honoured an
invitation by the police only for him to be arrested and detained
in a facility in Maitama, in direct affront to the order of the
State High Court.
“The arrest and detention of Senator Adeleke is a direct act of
violence against our laws, the institution of the judiciary and the
1999 Constitution (as amended).
“This is part of the grand plot by the APC to coerce Adeleke to
relinquish the mandate that was freely given to him by the people
of Osun state, which was further established by the election
petition tribunal.
“The plot is to drag Adeleke before an ostensibly compromised
magistrate court, over the same issues of alleged forged school
testimonial that is already before the Federal High Court.
“This is with a view to using such corridor to secure a
stampeded trial and hurried conviction, and put him out of
circulation, over trump-up charges.”
Ologbondiyan said that any arraignment of Adeleke in a
magistrate court, for a matter already being heard by the Federal
High Court, was a calculated plot to cause crisis in the judicial
system, enmesh the matter in unnecessary controversy as a pathway
to truncate the course of justice in his matter.
“The PDP therefore demands forthwith, the immediate and
unconditional release of Adeleke by the police.
“This demand is predicated on fears already in the public space
that there are plots by certain elements to poison him in
detention.”
Ologbondiyan urged those behind plot against Adeleke to retrace
their steps and allow the people of Osun State to move ahead with
their preferred governor.
“Nothing, not even these heinous plots, will subvert this
reality.”
Adeleke is currently facing trial on seven counts amended
charges bordering on examination malpractice before an Abuja
Federal High Court.
Adeleke was first arraigned by the Federal Government in
September 2018 on four counts bordering on examination malpractice,
along with his brother, Sikiru Adeleke and three others.(NAN)
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