BREAKING: Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Disqualification of Oyetola As Osun APC Governorship Candidate
- The suit seeking to disqualify Governor Adegboyega Oyetola as APC candidate for Osun election has been dismissed.
- Justice Inyang Ekwo stated that the plaintiff failed to support the process with relevant laws, and as such, showed no cause of action in the suit
- Going further. Inyang added that the suit instituted falls outside the scope of section 87(9) of the Electoral Act and Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution as amended
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Those waiting for the court to sack Governor Adegboyega Oyetola will not be happy as the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of the Osun state governor, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the July 16 governorship election scheduled to hold in the state.
Justice Inyang Ekwo stated that the plaintiff, Moshood Adeoti, failed to support the process with relevant laws, and as such, showed no cause of action in the suit which makes it a gross abuse of court process, Channels TV reports.
Source: UGC
Justice Inyang added that the suit instituted falls outside the scope of section 87(9) of the Electoral Act and Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
Adeoti a chieftain of the APC was one of the aspirants in the February 19 APC governorship primary for the state but he lost the ticket to Governor Oyetola.
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He asked prayed the court to nullify Oyetola’s candidacy on the grounds that the governor contested in the poll as a member of the party’s Caretaker Extraordinary and Convention Planning Committee (CECPC).
The plaintiff said the act contravened the provisions of Section 222 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and Article 31(iii) of the APC, October 2014 (as amended).
Oyetola tackles Akeredolu, Matawalle as he rejects call for self-defence against gunmen, hails Amotekun
The governor of Osun state, Gboyega Oyetola, has rejected the call for citizens to own guns to defend themselves against gunmen attacks happening across the country.
Oyetola made the rejection on Sunday, July 10, while appearing at the Osun governorship debate 2022 organised by Channels Television in the state capital, Osogbo.
While noting that the call would result in anarchy, the governor said the law should be amended to allow Amotekun operatives to bear arms.
Knocks as singer Portable storms Osun to canvass for Oyetola, shares video on Instagram
To the surprise of many of his fans, popular street sensation Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable shared a video of himself with the Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, in Oshogbo yesterday.
In the video, Portable was seen canvassing for the Osun State governor, who is contesting for another term in office, under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Zazu crooner also showed the camera a bag of money, revealing that he had been ‘bankrolled’. “Akoi Kudi, Akoi Grace, Akoi 4+4,” he said as he urged Osun state voters to vote for Oyetola and APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Source: Legit.ng
