The hearing of appeal filed by Senator Ademola Adekele , PDP candidate for Osun State in the September 2018 governorship election , was on Thursday stalled in Court of Appeal, Abuja on account of improper service .

Adeleke had approached the appellate court to challenge the decision of Justice Othman Musa of the FCT High Court in Bwari , Abuja, made on April 2 and invalidating his status as PDP governorship candidate .
News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Wahab Raheem and Adam Habeeb , both of the Osun chapter of the All Progressive Congress , instituted the suit , accusing Adeleke of not possessing the requisite educational qualification .

At the resumed hearing , Mr . Bankole Komolafe, Counsel for Raheem and Habeeb , noted that four vital pages of the Notice of Appeal served on him were not included .

Komolafe also submitted that the development had prevented him from filing his respondents ’ brief .
Mr . Nathaniel Oke ( SAN ) , Counsel for Adeleke , earlier told the court that he had met all conditions preparatory for the definite hearing of the appeal .
Oke informed the court that the four listed respondents were duly and promptly served with the Notice of Appeal on April 15 .

He , therefore, described the inability of the counsel to the first ( Raheem ) and second ( Habeeb ) respondents to file his client ’s responses as a violation of the court ’s practice direction , which allows them only five days to respond .

Komolafe subsequently countered Oke ’s argument , saying that it was misleading for Oke to rest his submission on the court ’s practice direction on a pre - election matter .

Justice Stephen Adah , leading two other justices of the court, upheld Komolafe’s argument and discountenance Oke ’ s arguments .

“If you have errors in your record , it is your responsibility to correct them .

“ Why do you have to serve counsel with incomplete process and still go ahead to put the blame on them ?
“This is not an election petition ; so , the practice direction where respondents are only given five days to respond to processes applied.

“In the circumstance, you must correct the record and give them time to respond . The matter is therefore adjourned until May 2 for hearing of the appeal ,” Adah held.

The other respondents are APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission .

NAN reports that Adeleke is praying the appellate court to set aside the judgment of the trial court as , according to him , the court relies on inadmissible evidence to arrive at its decision.
The trial court’ s findings showed that Adeleke was admitted into Ede Muslim High School, Ede, Osun State , in 1976, but without a record showing that he graduated.

The court also found that the results Adeleke attached to INEC ’ s form CF 001 contradicted the one presented to the court by the Principal of Ede Muslim High School , where he claimed to have graduated from .
NAN reports that Adeleke has since been returned as duly elected governor of the state by the Osun State Election Tribunal , but that decision is being challenged by Adegboyega Oyetola , APC candidate declared winner of that election .
( NAN )

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Immunity will cover this man soon

Nigeria !!!

April 25, 2019

Press Conference

PDP Raises Alarm: Senator Adeleke’s Life Is In Danger!
…Demands Immediate Release of Adeleke’s School Principal

Gentlemen of the press, the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) invites you to alert the nation that the life of our victorious Osun state governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke is in danger.

It may interest you to know that certain desperate elements of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who are unsettled that they cannot stop Senator Adeleke from retrieving his governorship mandate freely given to him by the people of Osun state, are now viciously plotting to use all means to put him out of circulation.

Given the series of unrelenting attacks, threats and the desperation now being exhibited by the APC, our party has become apprehensive that there are plots to silence Senator Adeleke as a way to terminate his efforts to retrieve his governorship mandate in the court.

Part of the plot is to frame and arrest the Principal of his school, Ede Muslim High School, Ede, Mr. Kadili Adejare Abass, on trump-up charges that Senator Adeleke’s School testimonial was forged with the aim of using such fabrication as a basis to smear and clamp down on Senator Adeleke.

Nigerians will recall that the PDP had earlier alerted the public that having failed in their project to brand Senator Adeleke’s WAEC Certificate as fake, APC leaders, particularly those operating from Lagos were weaving a new fabrication that Senator Adeleke’s School Testimonial was “forged”.

The PDP had also informed the public of how a former commissioner in Osun state was used by the APC leaders to reach and compromise certain top police officers to use the fabrications to arrest and embarrass Senator Adeleke and the Principal of his School, Ede Muslim High School even when they have not committed any crime.

Yesterday, April 24, 2019 the Nigerian police in collaboration with the APC arrested Mr. Abass, the Principal of the Ede Muslim High School, Ede as well as the wife of the school’s Registrar, Mrs. Rofiyat Oladepo and her nine months old baby.

Information available to the PDP shows that AIG Adeleye Oyebade of Zone II, Oshogbo, ordered the arrest of the innocent Principal of the school and the Registrar.

When the Registrar, Mr. Kabir Oladipo could not be reached as he is undergoing treatment for legs and arms injuries he sustained in a motor accident, AIG Oyebade allegedly ordered one ASP Faliyu to arrest the wife, Mrs. Rofiyatu Oladepo, with her 9 months old baby. Both the innocent mother and her baby were dumped at the Zone II Police headquarters, Osogbo.

The PDP has also been informed of how AIG Oyebade allegedly told those who went to visit the detainees last night that they are continuing the criminal aspect of the Civil action commenced by the APC, which is still in court.

The PDP holds that it is most unfortunate that the Nigeria Police will allow certain elements within its ranks to yield themselves as tools in the hands of the oppressive APC in their desperation to thwart the mandate of the people of Osun state, which they freely gave to Senator Ademola Adeleke.

It is clear that there is no way a school principal, who duly signed and issued a school testimonial under his own hand and position, can be said to have “forged” the same testimonial.

Moreso, the school register as well as the WAEC result and certificate eminently show that Senator Adeleke attended the school, sat for WAEC examination and obtained the certificate, which has been validated even by a court of competent jurisdiction, thus also authenticating the school testimonial.

The PDP therefore calls on the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed to call his men to order on issues related to Senator Adeleke’s determination to retrieve his governorship mandate, which was stolen by the APC.

While the PDP further urges the IGP to order the immediate release of the innocent School Principal, the wife of the school registrar and her baby, our party counsel the APC and their allies to end their schemes against Senator Adeleke, as they will all come to naught in the face of justice and the will of the people Osun state.

The PDP therefore calls on Nigerians to hold the APC and their agents responsible should Senator Adeleke becomes a victim of any harm or sudden disappearance.

The people of Osun state have elected Senator Adeleke as their governor and should be allowed to move ahead with their choice of leadership.

Signed:

Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary

Apc only want to frustrate the whole process through waec stuff that has been resolved by inec. God almighty will keep on exposing them by the special grace of almighty God.

Apc are the major corruption in nigeria

Is this cool?

Adeleke segobe!!!

This case is taking too long.

I smell some magomago.

An old man once told me,someone you can't beat, you spoil his name.



....baba ikire

There is hope. PDP...Power to the People!

Na their way... Delay and frustrate d matter... But no matter how long it takes justice will still get served

Stupid PDP, you guys think na una smart pass abi..
.A victory against PDP is Godly while a victory against APC is devilish... Nigerians should be aware of the cancer called PDP

Lmfao
The same Johnnyessense said the court has thrown away the case .
This dude needs help

Amuocha:
Immunity will cover this man soon

Yea

Go make him your Governor in Abia State. You like misfits in that cave

Nbote:
Na their way... Delay and frustrate d matter... But no matter how long it takes justice will still get served

Someone who couldn't serve notice properly is eaiting waiting for 'justice' to be served.

Not only justice, na Sharia Judge.

hotplate:
Apc are the major corruption in nigeria

This one just opened his mouth and be talking because others are talking.

What do u understand in what we're saying?

PDP filed an incomplete and consequentially incompetent suit and you're blaming APC.

Wow na wa o

Defeat awaits him

WiLdFLame:
Stupid PDP, you guys think na una smart pass abi..
.A victory against PDP is Godly while a victory against APC is devilish... Nigerians should be aware of the cancer called PDP

You need your head examined.

OBO

The king in the north should provide his own too...

Osun APC resort to desperation as it has ensured the arrest of a 9 month old Child with the Wife of School Registrar in the absence of the Husband over Demola Adeleke, Osun Governor Elect. As Osun APC Spokesman Kunle Oyatomi threatens violence. We dare to say that nothing must happen to Demola Adeleke. Should any harm touch Adeleke, Gboyega Oyetola will be held responsible and accountable. It is not by force to govern a State when a People say NO. To be a Governor is not by force especially when the Electorates have decided otherwise and the Tribunal annoucing same. The Police and especially the AIG of zone 11 must be mindful of the ethics of his professional calling and stop showing bias against a section of the State because of interest of politics. This is calling for the unconditional release of the Principal of Ede Muslim Grammar School as well as the Non Staff Wife of the School's Registrar. It beats logic that the Police will detain a 9 month old innocent Child who is not yet 18 years of age and detain am innocent Wife that is not on Government payroll. Let us reiterate, should anything happen to Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, the public should hold Gboyega Oyetola responsible. This kind of frustration is strange.
By Akintunde Bello Sheriff.