Politics

Ogun Labour Party drags national chairman, Adebutu, others to court

Others joined in a suit no FHC/A3/CS/10/18 were the factional chairman of the party, Abayomi Arabambi; the Independent National Electoral Commission; the Inspector General of Police; Director General of the State Security Service and a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu.

The Ogun State Chairman of the PDP, Hon. Sikirulahi Ogundele, the National Legal Adviser of Labour Party, Oyeleke Akingbade, former Chairman of the party in the state, Bode Simeon, a chieftain of the party in the state, Saburi Aroyewun and the party itself.

Owolabi and two others in the suit prayed the court to restrain the defendants from interfering with issues pertaining to the party were also joined in the suit.

In a writ of summon, Owolabi and the other plaintiffs sought for an injunction restraining Arabambi, (6th defendant), Adebutu,(8th defendant), Akingbade(10th defendant) and Ogundele (11th defendant) from interfering, manipulating and hijacking the affairs of the Labour Party.

The writ also restrains the national Chairman(5th defendant), INEC (2ND defendant), IGP (3RD defendant), D-G DSS ( 4th), Simeon (9th), Aroyehun (7th) and Labour Party (1st defendant) from either parading themselves or interfering in the activities of the party.

The party, last week, held parallel congresses to elect new state officers to administer its affairs.

The Owolabi led-faction had told the court that his state executive was duly elected by authentic delegates of the party across the 20 local governments of the state.

They alleged that Arabambi in connivance with Adebutu planned to destabilize and cause chaos within the party, by organising a parallel congress.

Parts of their prayers before the court were an “an order of perpetual injunction restraining all the defendants from dealing with any person whatsoever apart from the executive committee members led by being granted.”

“A declaration that the Ogun State Labour Party Congress held on 22nd day of January 2018 at the Labour Party Secretariat in Abeokuta was validly held in accordance with the Labour Party 2009 constitution.”

“An order of perpetual injuction restraining all the defendants from dealing with any person whosoever, apart from the executive committee members led by the first plaintif as the Labour Party officers/ committee in Ogun State.”

“An order of injuction restraining the 8th,9th, 10th and 11th defendants from interfering, manipulative and hijacking the activities of the Labour Party in Ogun State as they are not card carrying members of the Labour Party.

“An order of honourable court invalidating any other congress(es) held or to be held in Ogun State in Ogun State including the kangaroo congress held at the hotel cum residence of the 8th defendant is illegal, unconstitutional and an attempt to disrupt the Labour Party activities in Ogun State.

“An order of honourable court restraining the defendant from opening a parallel state Secretariat or office of the first defendant in Ogun State for registration of members or any political activities outside the Labour Party Secretariat at FAJ House, Abeokuta-Ibadan expressway, Opposite NNPC filling station Car wash, Adatan Abeokuta.

“An order of honourable court restraining the 5th – 11th defendants and their loyalists from parading themselves as Labour Party executive committee members in Ogun State.

“And for such further or other orders at this honourable court may deem it fit to make in the circumstances,“ the writ stated.

 

 

 

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