Governor Ademola Adeleke has faulted the Federal High Court judgment deregistering five political parties, saying it violated a subsisting order of the Court of Appeal.
Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling on Monday, directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deregister the African Democratic Congress, ADC; Accord, A; Action Alliance, AA; Action Peoples Party, APP; and Zenith Labour Party, ZLP.
However, in a statement on Monday by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke said the Court of Appeal had earlier ordered the Federal High Court to stay proceedings on the matter.
“The Appeal Court had made an order for the stay of proceedings by the Federal High Court, more particularly the said judgment that was delivered,” the governor said.
“I expressed surprise that the lower court still proceeded to deliver a ruling on a matter already acted upon by the Court of Appeal.”
Adeleke called on residents of the state to remain calm, noting that the Court of Appeal would hear the case on Tuesday.
“Our lawyers are taking all the necessary steps to right the wrong,” he stated.
“Efforts to stop Osun people from exercising their voting rights will fail by the special grace of Almighty God. The rule of law and humanity shall prevail at the end of the day.”
The governor expressed confidence that his party, Accord, would contest the August 15 governorship election and win.
“I call on Osun people to remain calm and be assured that our rights will be affirmed and our party, the Accord, will be on the ballot on August 15th,” he said.
“We will not only be on the ballot, we will win overwhelmingly the forthcoming governorship election. We should remain calm and forge ahead with mobilisation of our people.”
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