The Federal High Court on Friday in Abuja upheld the election of Prof. Adewale Oladipo as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The Judge, Justice Abdukadir Abdul-Kafarati, upheld the election when he delivered a ruling on a motion brought by some officials of the Ogun State Executive Committee of the party.
Abdul-Kafarati held that the reliefs sought were meritorious, after studying the argument made on the application before the court.
He said: “I hereby order that the election of Prof. Adewale Oladipo as the National Secretary of the second defendant is upheld.
“In the circumstance, I hereby grant the three reliefs sought by the applicants.”
Abdul-Kafarati ruled that the congress of the South-West zone of the PDP conducted in July 13, which brought out Oladipo as candidate for the National Secretary, was valid.
He added: “The court has deemed the nomination of Oladipo by the extra-ordinary South-West zonal congress of the second defendant held July 13 in Ibadan as proper.
“I further give a consequential order directing the second and the third (INEC) defendants to comply within three days of this order.
“This should be done with the terms of the judgment of the court requiring rectification of the records of the second defendant to reflect the replacement of the first defendant (Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola) with Oladipo.”
Chief Adedayo Dayo and Alhaji Semiu Sodipo instituted the action on behalf of the officers of the PDP state executive Committee.
The plaintiffs joined Olagunsoye Oyinlola, the Peoples Democratic Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission as codefendant.
The court had on January 11 ordered Oyinlola to vacate the position of the National Secretary of the party.
Abdul-Kafarati had held that the election of the ex-military administrator to the position was a “flagrant” violation of two court orders.
He said there were two court orders from Lagos dated 27/4/2012 and 2/5/2012, which stopped the conduct of the congress where Oyinlola emerged as South West candidate for the post.
The court had ordered a fresh congress to nominate a candidate for the post within 21 days.
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