The Apex Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that some PDP members of the party who aspire to contest for various positions in the 2023 general elections have dragged the party to court, AMILOADED reports.
The committee said the aspirants are seeking an order of Mandatory Interim Injunction of the Osun State High Court to set aside the PDP Caretaker Committees composition and inauguration.
It made this known at a press conference addressed by Barr. Ojo Williams in Osogbo, the state capital on Saturday.
The committee said, “Some Members of the PDP who aspire to contest the 2023 general elections into the Osun State House of Assembly, and the National Assembly respectively who have bought nomination forms and paid all fees prescribed by the National Working Committee (NWC) of our party, National and Adhoc Delegates have met and brought to our Notice this development.
“On the 28th of April 2022, some Members instituted a suit at the Osun State High Court HOS/M82/2022 against the Party and other Defendants.
“In the suit, the plaintiffs are seeking the following reliefs to:
“An Order of Mandatory Interim Injunction of this Honourable Court setting aside the Peoples Democratic Party Caretaker Committees composition and inauguration by the 3rd and 4th Defendants pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
“An Order of Mandatory Interim Injunction restraining the 1st -4th Defendants from conducting the 3 ADHOC Delegates election in the 30 Local Government Areas in Osun State scheduled to hold on the 30th of April, 2022 or any other day pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
“An Order of Mandatory Interim Injunction restraining the 5th Defendant, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from monitoring the 1st Defendant 3 ADHOC Delegates election in the 30 Local Government Areas in Osun State scheduled to hold on the 30th of April,2022 or any other day pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
“And such further Order as the court shall deem fit.
“Pursuant to these Motions were filed one for interim injunction and another for Substituted Service by the Plaintiffs, while the 3rd Defendant one Adekunle Akindele has filed processes in the proceedings and was at the hearing of the Motions represented by Counsel thereby joining issues with the Plaintiffs in the suit already.
“It is public knowledge that Osun State PDP has for some time been factionalized into two due to the unrelenting quest of the Adelekes to keep the Osun State chapter as a family property.”
It added, “Lately, the tenure of the State Executive of the party expired and the NWC appointed a seven-man Caretaker Committee with a Chairman and Secretary respectively who were not acceptable to our members and who had since been replaced.
“The relevant organs of the NWC are yet to swear in the replacement Caretaker Committee, while the rejected Chairman and Secretary continue to function illegally. The rejected Committee Chairman has inaugurated local caretaker committees illegally, while running the process to elect delegates that will elect candidates for the 2023 general elections.
“The Leadership of the party in Osun State met and has reviewed the situation in line with the rule of law.
“Once parties have taken their dispute to court and have joined issues upon the processes, it becomes mandatory for both Plaintiffs and Respondents to abide resolution and determination of the issue by the Court by not taking further steps so as not to preempt the Court and confront it with a fair accompli. That would be Illegal. It is Self Help.
“As law abiding citizens, loyal party members, and adherents of the rule of law and due process, notified of the pendency of the suit by service of the processes and joinder of issues by the opposing parties, we have enjoined all members of the Party not to join in the illegality which todays planned Congress Connote,” the Apex Committee said.
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