- The Ladi Adebutu faction of the PDP asks the Court of Appeal to quash the orders of the Federal High Court in Abeokuta which awarded the Ogun governorship candidacy to the Kashamu faction
- Lawyer to the Adebutu faction demands that the case be assigned to another judge at the Federal High Court
- Alex Izinyon, counsel to the Buruji faction, contends that the appellants had the opportunity to state their case at the federal high court, Abeokuta, after they were served and chose to stay away from the court on October
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, Oyo state, will on Tuesday, December 18, deliver judgement in the case between two factions battling for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidacy in Ogun state.
The Cable reports that the Ladi Adebutu faction of the party on Monday, December 17, asked the court to quash the orders of the federal high court in Abeokuta, which ruled in favor of the Kashamu faction.
During hearing, the Adebutu faction, through its lawyer, Emeka Etiaba, demanded that the case be assigned to another judge at the federal high court, but its request was opposed by Alex Izinyon, counsel to Buruji.
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The Buruji faction argued that a party in perpetual violation of positive and subsisting orders of court cannot justifiably seek favour from the same court it had treated with contempt.
He contended that the appellants had the opportunity to state their case at the federal high court, Abeokuta, after they were served and chose to stay away from the court on October 2.
After hearing the arguments from both sides, three-man panel of justices of the court of appeal presided by Olukayode Bada adjourned the case till Tuesday, December 18.
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Meanwhile, ahead of 2019 gubernatorial election Ogun state, Abdul Kabir Adekunle Akinlade, candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), has boasted that he would emerge the next governor of the state come 2019.
He boasted that the APM would defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the governorship contest and other elective positions in 2019 in the state.
According him, he would sustain the principle and tempo of rebuilding mission of the incumbent Governor Ibikunle Amosun, if elected as governor.
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