The hearing of an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic
Party’s candidate in the September 2018 Osun State governorship election, Senator Ademola Adekele, challenging his
disqualification has again been stalled in Court of Appeal, Abuja.
The appellate court on April 25 adjourned hearing on the
appeal on account of improper service.
At the resumed sitting on Thursday, a similar situation
resurfaced as the complete processes were not before the Justice Abubakar
Yayaha led-panel to commence hearing on the appeal.
Yahaya went ahead to adjourn the matter until May 8 in spite
of the court’s indulgence in abridging time to admit some interlocutory
applications.
Yahaya said the matter could not go on because of a pending
Notice of Appeal filed by the PDP on the same matter.
“We are not going to consolidate the appeals, but it is only
proper for us to hear all the appeals on the similar subject matter on the same
day.
“We have seen that most of the processes have been exchanged
but the PDP appeal against the judgment challenging the appellant’s
qualification to contest the Osun Governorship election must be heard alongside
Adeleke’s appeal.
“In the circumstance, hearing on Adeleke’s appeal and the
PDP’s appeal marked CA/A/326/2017 is adjourned until May 8.
“The hearing notice should by served on the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC)’’, Yahaya said.
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, which invalidated his status as PDP governorship candidate.
It was gathered that Wahab Raheem and Adam Habeeb, both of
the Osun Chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) instituted the suit.
They accused the appellant (Adeleke) of not possessing the
requisite educational qualification to contest the election.
The trial court’s findings showed that the appellant 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 appellant attached to
INEC’s form CF001 contradicted the one presented to the court by the Principal
of Ede Muslim High School where he claimed to have graduated.
Meanwhile, Adeleke has since been returned as duly elected
governor of the state by the Osun State Election Tribunal.
The tribunal’s decision is, however, being challenged by the
incumbent governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, APC candidate in that election.
Dr. Paul Ananaba (SAN) represented the appellant and Mr
Bankole Akomolafe was Counsel for Raheem and Habeeb while Mr Emmanuel Eniodem
represented the PDP.
(NAN)
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