PDP: ENOUGH OF THIS CHICANERY
Nov 29th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Front Page Story, NEWS
We have read with shock and dismay, the reaction by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the letter written by our lead counsel, Chief Akin Olujinmi, SAN, requesting a change of venue for the Justice Alli Garba-led Governorship Election Petition Retrial Tribunal to either Lagos or Abuja.
Among others, the South West PDP boss, Alhaji Tajudeen Oladipo claimed that we did not serve the respondents the letter we wrote to the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Umar Abdullahi.
As usual, nothing else is farther from the truth. All the respondents were served the letter. The PDP was served. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Police were also served copies of the letter.
It was only the first respondent, retired Brigadier-General Olagunsoye Oyinlola, who made himself inaccessible for service. However, since we served the Attorney-General of Osun State , Mr. Niyi Owolade, who was appointed by General Oyinlola into his cabinet, the first respondent cannot claim not being served.
We have proof of service for the letter and if they should go ahead to falsely claim that they were not served, we shall confront them with the proof of service of the letter.
The PDP has always denied the truth. They did it at the Court of Appeal before Justice Victor Omage when they denied the existence of our interlocutory appeal on the rejection of our forensic evidence. When the records of the court were searched and it was produced in the open court, they apologized like shameless offenders without integrity and moral scrupples.
The retrial tribunal had suffered several adjournments since the Court of Appeal ordered the retrial last March.
The legitimate strike action embarked upon by the Judicial Staff Union (JUSUN) in pursuit of legitimate demands for better working conditions was deliberately frustrated by General Oyinlola and the ruling PDP so that the proceedings of the Tribunal will continue to be held in abeyance. The strike has been prolonged till now because Oyinlola is the beneficiary of the inability of the Tribunal to sit while our quest for justice has been frustrated.
If Abuja or Lagos is far away for Oyinlola and other respondents to make their cases, there is a Federal High Court in Osogbo where the Tribunal can sit. We had earlier suggested that the Tribunal could sit at the MOPOL 39 Base Station near Osogbo Township Stadium but this suggestion was objected to for reasons of security of panel members.
The PDP must explain why they are stalling the proceedings of the Tribunal through the resolution of the strike action. From the lowest to the highest cadre, no staff of the Tribunal is a member of JUSUN. It is surprising that the Tribunal has been held in abeyance for too long and the sole beneficiaries are General Oyinlola and the PDP.
We wrote the letter out of our concern for prompt delivery of justice. While we know that justice rushed is justice crushed, we also believe that justice delayed is justice denied. Like the Court of Appeal once ruled, the people of Osun State deserve to know who their Governor truly is almost three years after the disputed poll.
All grandstanding by the impostors must stop henceforth so that the reality of electoral larceny committed on April 14, 2007 in Osun State will be addressed justifiably.
While the dispensation of justice is being cleverly slowed down, the PDP administration and its dog handlers have been unleashing terror on innocent members of the public. Since the disputed election, Alhaja Aregbesola, the 85-year-old mother of the first petitioner, was driven out of her Ilesa home simply because of her son’s temerity to challenge Governor Oyinlola and the PDP.
While the Tribunal was halted from sitting since October, the PDP had been acting as if the court’s verdict was already known to them. They have been issuing and obtaining nomination forms for those positions that are still pending in court in an unbelievable rat race. General Oyinlola’s terror gangs have been let loose on the citizenry with attendant casualties. No other action demonstrates disregard for the rule of law than what has been happening in Osun State since then.
We reiterate our call for the relocation of the Tribunal from Osogbo so as to aid the determination of the election petitions pending before the court before equity is made to act in vain in Osun State.
Gbenga Fayemiwo
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Let them countiune what they like and stil pending the justice what i knw is that one day wil be one day dat justice wil be diliver
What do you expect from devil(PDP) & it’s agent? All i know is one day God will deliver us from their bondage,Amen
OYELEYE E.A (WARD 4,ILESA EAST LOCAL GOVT)´s last blog ..PDP: ENOUGH OF THIS CHICANERY
Let the lawyers enlighten those of us that are laymen on the possibility or otherwise of changing the venue of electoral tribunal and explain under what condition(s) it could be applied. If the law allow it, let the tribunal relocate to an acceptable venue and stop futher delay of justice delivery that has already suffered enough delay and prolongation.
Yes oooooooooo.let the tribunal relocate immediately.
that’s all we ask for………three years of litigation…………………………….time to reveal the true governor of osun………………..president of appeal court….over to you……………………………………….peeddeepee…………haba enough of grandstanding joooo joooo
Lot of things are wrong with dispensation of justice in this country. How can one explain the protracted prolongation of the sitting of the rerun tribunal being perpetrated by Oyin just to buy time because of the crime he committed against humanity and God. A lot still will have to be done to reform all facet of Nigeria life and the progressive must not relent, for we have to chase these ’sick and crazy bald heads’ out of power for people to really get desired freedom
they ask Nigerians to join hands together in Prayer for mr President
What does Mr President have for us
for the past how many months his has been given electoral reform reports,what does he done on it. ……….
we Nigerians are in darkness fo many years what does the mr President do to it?
Now that mr President are suffering in illness, they calling us to come pray for him, well…….. we are praying that he shouldnt die and he should quickly recoving in the name of Almighty Allah Amen.
This is a brilliant idea i am homeostaticly expected.Relocation! very good move.
For good 3 years now nothing serious was done but camouflag and all sorts of political strategies to delay this very good and interesting case.Relocation! the best option so far.
All we are saying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let’s relocate.
The good people of the living spring are dying of poor roads,no infrastructure,poor health delivery,the sitting tribunal is exposed to jeopardy,drawback in education,inflation of school fees whereby hardly could parents/guardian could afford it,harrasment of the citizenry and destuction of properties from the PDP side,fundamental human rights are totally denied.
I hope with all these few mentioned above their is course to relocate.Relocation is the best answer.
The decisions of PDP were to make sure that the election petitions favour dem and if nt, they should discourage the members of the panel wt every opportunity like the strikes. The truth always prevail, it may take time but certainly it will show up. MR GBENGA FAYEMIWO and others should be encourage to fight this war to stand still. Oranmiyan a gbe wa o.
OSUN DEFENDER……….WHY THE SLOWNESS AND TARDINESS ON REPORTING OSUN POLITICAL ISSUES…………………………?SAHARA REPORTERS AND SOME OTHER LOCAL NAIJA NEWS MEDIUM HAVE REPORTED THE HALTING OF OMISORE VS OMOWORARE RE-RUN AND THAT OF THE OSOGBO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY………………………………..WHAT ARE U DOING?SLEEPING?WAKE UP PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE
brilliant action, i give kudos to our able lawyers on their actionc so far more grace to your elbows,
Either they like it or not justice will perival and by God grace they will sufer for all their evil doers
They have order Osun Tribunal to continue. So, when was this will take effects 4 God sake.
Ogun odun m bo wa ku ola.
Osun defender, wake up from your slumber. I am one of your daily readers with keen interst in the Osun tribuna. We need to be informed about the situation on daily basis. The last edition was on 29th Nov titled ” Enough of this chicanery from PDP. What of the pronoucement / latest development from Judiciary Staff with rumor that they have called off their strike action ostensibly to pave way for the conclussion of the tribuna. If actually they have suspended the strike, then the action is commendable. It is a wise decision which i strongly believed PDP will not expect. Please call on tribuna Chairman to act speedily by way of fixing the new date for the continuation of the hearing.