Osun: Court Affirms Babayemi’s PDP Primary Election

Information reaching the OSUNREPORTERS NEWS has it that an Osun State High Court sitting in Ijebu-Jesa on Thursday, affirmed the validity of the emergence of Omo Oba Dotun Babayemi as the authentic gubernatorial candidate of the Osun State People’s Democratic Party.

… According to suit No:HIJ/6/2022, which was instituted by Adedokun Ademola and 29 others against the PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission.

…..Presided over by Justice Adeyinka Aderibigbe, the court in an Order of Mandatory Interim Injunction, averred that delegates that voted for Babayemi, did so in compliant with the court judgement of 22nd November,2021 and Order of Mandatory Interim Injunction of 3rd March,2022, affirming the 215 Wards Executive Officers elected then as the authentic and authorized Ward Executive Officers permitted to vote as delegates at the party governorship primaries.

,,,,,Besides, the court granted an Order of Mandatory Interim Injunction restraining the defendants/respondents from recognizing any other governorship primaries of the PDP in Osun State aside the one that saw to the emergence of Babayemi.

….To this end, the court through an Order of Mandatory Interim Injunction,has nullified all actions taken in flagrant disobedience to the judgement of ,22nd November,2021, which recognized the29 Ward Executive Officers which produced delegates for the primaries.

Further hearing has been fixed for Wednesday,16th March,2022.

(Amiloaded)