A statement issued by the National Secretary of the Baraje-led group, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola said security forces were mobilised to seal off the office on Saturday based on a non-existent court injunction which the Tukur faction claimed to have obtained on Friday.
"The whole world knows that Justice E. Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday refused to grant Alhaji Bamanga Tukur's application for an ex parte injunction against our party's executive. The Judge asked parties to maintain the status quo. His judgement was a reinforcement of an early order of the Lagos High Court which also asked parties to maintain the status quo. Now, should Nigerians conclude that Tukur's interpretation of status quo is this crude display of naked power and undisguised impunity?
"We are not at all surprised at this occurrence given the fact that Tukur issued a statement on Friday evening deliberately seeking to mislead the media and the public that Justice Chukwu granted him an injunction against us. We are happy that the ever vigilant Nigerian press ignored him and his falsehood. Now, he is not only wilfully disobeying the various courts which have made pronouncements on this matter, he is spicing up his love for impunity with this reckless misuse of state power by misleading the police.
"We call for an immediate removal of the siege to our secretariat. We call on the Inspector General of police to order the immediate removal of his men from our office. Doing so, we believe, will serve the interest of justice, rule of law and democracy. We say police action in this respect is a clear contempt of court and an affront on the rights of members of the party. Nigeria is a country ruled by law and not by might and force.
"We hasten to say that if this move is aimed at breaking our spirit, that goal is definitely off the mark. We are determined to rescue our party from the lawlessness and crass arrogance that have defined the character of the Tukur leadership since inception. Our party needs that deliverance, its members deserve the change we have brought into it," the statement said.
The statement wondered why Tukur, who appeared before the party's elders on Friday ostensibly in search of peace, could, in less than 12 hours later, start another round of acts of impunity.
Signed:
Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola
National Secretary.
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Gbom gbom. Period
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ReplyDeleteI love this action. I am not supporter of any but what is worth doing is worth doing well. If they want to join another party,they should go ahead and do so instead of messing around.....chyk
ReplyDeleteu'r al birds of a feather. Tukur's actn was arogant.
ReplyDeleteOyinlola should go and sit down and stop insulting the sensibilities of Nigerians. look at him talking about rule of law and democracy. People really have short memory. This man and his group have treated the laws of this land with impunity. They are all motivated by selfish interest, period. Enough of these rants abeg.
ReplyDeletePlease save Nigerians from this crises by joining pdm or apc as atiku did in 2011
ReplyDeleteThese guys are the bad eggs messing up this pdp, their office should not just be sealed but they should be arrested one after the other and prosecuted for impersonation.
ReplyDeleteThis people are very funny is they are tired of Pdp let them go nd join anoder party now instead of barking like a dog hear and there i pity atiku what happen to him when he join acn in 2011 he come back to eat his remaing vomit and postrate to the elders...this is the time u will know non of this people forming all sort of party has anytin to offer is only for there own pocket.....evn if apc win what they will capitalise on is they want to rearrange what pdp has spoil for 14yrs they will not do anytin....that means we are back to square one let waite and see
ReplyDeleteThis people are very funny is they are tired of Pdp let them go nd join anoder party now instead of barking like a dog hear and there i pity atiku what happen to him when he join acn in 2011 he come back to eat his remaing vomit and postrate to the elders...this is the time u will know non of this people forming all sort of party has anytin to offer is only for there own pocket.....evn if apc win what they will capitalise on is they want to rearrange what pdp has spoil for 14yrs they will not do anytin....that means we are back to square one let waite and see
ReplyDeleteThey are empty drums making much noise
ReplyDeleteI blame the president for over-pamparing them before...yawale
GEJ and Tukur are fools. They use might and force to achieve their desires.
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