Ogun West APC Ticket: Chieftains Drag Sen. Adeola’Yayi’ To Court, Challenge His Victory, Origin

Abiola Olawale
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Ogun West APC Ticket: Chieftains Drag Sen. Adeola'Yayi' To Court, Challenge His Victory, Origin

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  • Demand Order Barring Him From Contesting Elections In Ogun

Some aggrieved politicians in Ogun state have dragged a lawmaker currently representing Lagos West Senator, Olamilekan Adeola, before Federal High Court in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital.

The aggrieved politicians are asking the court to grant an order barring Adeola from parading himself as the winner of the All Progressives Congress(APC) primary in Ogun West Senatorial district.

It would be recalled that Adeola, who is currently representing Lagos West Senatorial district at the Senate clinched the APC ticket for Ogun West Senatorial district of Ogun State.

Before the primary election, Adeola had announced his decision to relocate from Lagos state, joining the Ogun West Senate race.

Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, polled 294 votes to defeat his main rival and incumbent Senator representing the zone, Tolu Odebiyi, who scored zero.

However, some aggrieved politicians in the state; Adebiyi Tajudeen, Olajumoke Ibrahim, and Muideen Akintade has approached an Abeokuta division of the Federal High Court, obtaining an interlocutory injunction, restraining Adeola from parading himself as the candidate.

They argued that Adeola contested an election in Ogun West Senatorial District without having stayed in Ogun State for the number of the times required by law.

They also claimed that the Lagos senator was not from Ogun State and that he failed to resign as a senator representing Lagos West Senatorial district.

According to them, it is a deliberate marginalisation and an infringement on the democratic rights of the people of Ogun West Senatorial district and of Ogun state in general.

They argued that declaring him a winner in a primary election is in “brazen violation and flagrant breach” of the right of the people of Ogun West to vote and be voted for.

The interlocutory injunction read partly, “an order of interlocutory injunction, restraining the first and second (Adeola and INEC) defendants whether by themselves, their agents, officers, officials, servants or privies, committees or however, called from taking a further step in allowing the first defendant to participate in the general electioneering process leading to the 2023 general from Ogun West Senatorial district or any other place in Ogun State pending the hearing and determination of the originating summon.”

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