Court Restraints SDP From Conducting Congresses In Osun
An ally of Senator Iyiola Omisore, one Idowu Afolami had on Wednesday issued a statement saying the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has instructed its officers in Osun State to monitor the proposed congresses of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the State.
The purported congresses were slated between Saturday, June 30 and Monday, July 2 at different wards across the state and local governments respectively.
Also Afolami, who was a former Secretary of the party went further on Thursday, alongside some supporters of Omisore to pronounce the suspension of the State Chairman of the party, Mr Ademola Ishola for denouncing the membership status of the former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation at a press conference in Osogbo,
Ishola had at a previous press conference disowned a steering committee who was said to be instrumental to the distribution of delegates forms to some members of the party for the purpose of conducting Congresses.
However, in a suite number HIK/M.23/2018, instituted by four members of the party: Alhaji Rasheed Mayowa, Bello Jimoh, Rasheed Salam and Chief Azeez Alakude Ismaila, against Dr Iyiola Omisore, Alhaji Shehu Musa, who is the National Secretary of the party, and Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) among two others prayed the court to stop the proposed Congresses pending the hearing of the motion on notice.
The presiding judge, Justice Jide Falola while ruling on the experte motion said” In the spirit of reconciliation among parties, I hereby make the following preservative orders:
“Both the Applicants and the Respondents shall uphold the supremacy of the constitution of the party –Social Democratic Party, SDP as contained in S. 2(1) of the constitution.
“Parties, especially the respondents shall maintain status quo ante bellum inter duos, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for injection.
“Also, the rights of the applicants, as part of the State Executive Council inaugurated on 16th February 2016 to discharge the duties, privileges and responsibilities assigned to them by section 12, 6, and 10 of the constitution of the party are hereby preserved in order not to cripple the operations of the party, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.”
Recalled that Omisore who was said to had obtained gubernatorial interest form at Abuja was accused of having nothing to do with the state chapter of the party.
