Peoples Democratic Party PDP has called on its supporters to remain calm, saying there is no cause for alarm over the judgements delivered on Tuesday by the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, which nullified the primaries conducted by the party in Ogun State and ordered for fresh primaries within 14 days
The State Chairman of PDP, Hon. Sikirulah Ogundele who made the call while reacting to the court verdicts in a statement, says the party will apply for Certified True Copy CTC of each of the judgements through its lawyers
The chairman added that the party would study all the judgements and take next line of action at the appropriate time based on the advice of its legal team
He expressed confidence that the party would surely overcome the legal obstacles and move ahead with its preparation for the coming poll in 2023
The court also barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising Hon. Ladi Adebutu as the governorship candidate of the party in the state as well as other candidates elected by the party in the state
The court verdicts followed the application filed by three members of the party ,Taiwo Olabode Idris, Kehinde Akala and Alhaji Ayinde Monsuri who dragged the party, Ladi Adebutu and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court, challenging the authenticity of the delegates’ lists used for the conduct of the primaries.
The plaintiffs argued, the persons on delegates’ list used by electoral panel for the primaries were not democratically elected at the ward, local government and state congresses, hence the panel “cannot unilaterally or arbitrarily impose” the list on the party for the primaries
The plaintiffs in their originating summons, had prayed the court among others to nullify or set aside the state congress/indirect primary election, held by the 1st defendant (PDP) on 25th of May, 2022 “for the purpose of choosing the candidate which the 1st Defendant intends to nominate/sponsor at the 2023 Governorship election in Ogun State based on the list of delegates who were not democratically elected at the ward congress.”
They also sought an order directing the 2nd Defendant (INEC) “to disregard and/or refrain from giving effect to the results of the alleged 1st Defendant’s indirect primary election held on the 25th of May, 2022 based on the list of ad-hoc delegates who were not elected at the ward congresses constituted by the 1st Defendant for that purpose
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