Bungled! PDP Chieftains’ Attempt To Penetrate Osun Tribunal Fails
May 1st, 2010 | By Bankole Alao David | Category: Front Page Story
For those who may be confused with the allegations levelled against former Lagos State Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu, OSUN DEFENDER investigation has revealed how some PDP chieftains in Osun State dressed like Northern Emirs to the Royal Palace Hotel in Ilobu, where members election petition retrial tribunal in Osun State are believed to be currently working on the judgment.
It was learnt that one of the chieftains, who hails from a town located in Odo-Otin Local Government Council Area of the state led the disguised team of the PDP, because he speaks Hausa language very fluently, with a mission to speak with the chairman of the tribunal on the issue that could not be divorced from compromising the tribunal.
It was gathered that the fake northern traditional rulers failed in their bid to see the chairman of the tribunal following the standing instruction that nobody, no matter how highly-placed, should be allowed to see any of the judges, a development that forced the PDP chieftains in turban and flowing robes of Emirs to return from their game few days ago.
One of the workers of the hotel, who spoke under under the condition of anonymity with the medium, confirmed the development, saying the disguised men were turned back by the hotel security men when they demanded to see the tribunal chairman.
Our source revealed that he could recognize the leader of the team as one PDP septuagenarian politician from Odo-Otin Council Area of the state.
OSUN DEFENDER has it that the plan was to meet with the tribunal judges with a view to negotiating a deal with them; while a source within the party also confirmed that there was another plan to penetrate the dry wall around the judges before the judgment is given.
In the same vein, Action Congress (AC) national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has hit a sledge hammer of words against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State over the allegation levelled against him that he and his party offered the election petition retrial tribunals in Osun and Ekiti states a whopping N4 billion as a form of gratification to tilt the judgments in favour of his party’s candidates.
It would be recalled that the tribunals in Osun and Ekiti states have since concluded their sittings and had reserved judgments, a development that has made tension to envelope both states as the petitioners and the respondents are still waiting with bated breath.
However, a faceless group suspected to be working for the PDP has inundated some newspapers through paid advertorials with allegations of bribery against the former Lagos State Governor, Tinubu, that he had allegedly offered the tribunals N4 billion to tilt judgments in favour of the AC candidates.
Reacting on the development, Tinubu who fielded questions from reporters in Lagos last week Friday declared that the fear of losing stolen mandates was the cause of the damaging rumours, by the PDP, saying that the judiciary would restore the mandates to the rightful owners soon.
The Asiwaju of Lagos further urged the judiciary as the defender of the masses to challenge the spurious claim that the AC offered financial gratification to members of the tribunal, saying that those who alleged have to prove how and when the huge sum was sourced for the illegal act.
According to him: “Perhaps, the failure of the PDP to compromise the tribunals might be the reason for its blackmailing act targeted at uncompromising judges of the tribunal and I tell you, the blackmailing would not affect the verdict of the tribunals in Osun and Ekiti states.”
In a fury of anger, Tinubu exploded: “I won’t take it beyond the ordinary stupid blackmail of a desperate party, a bunch of liars who have always attempted to desecrate the judiciary. If they know that the judiciary is the last hope of common man, are they not desecrating the same judiciary? This is their trend, this is their desperation; they are blackmailers.”
The AC national leader noted that while he was the governor of Lagos State, he used the judiciary to test any perceived injustice between him and the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the PDP, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, describing the allegations levelled against him as ranting of an ant.
“What are they saying? You can see the ranting of an ant. They know they have very stupid cases; they got the mandates in fraudulent manner in the first place and if we don’t believe in the judiciary, we would not have approached the court for redress in the first place”, Tinubu stressed.
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oyinlola or what do you call yourself? Please start packing you load at the government house. Sledge hammer of justice is about to bounce on you senseless head
Rumor mongering and intimidation are their principal stock in trade. For as long as the waiting time lasts, vigilance should be the watch word. The inability of the agents of PDP to reach up to the tribunal members is giving them the worst of insomnia. They have murdered sleep and they may not find rest in sleep anymore.
They are bunch of criminals who want to forcefully and unlawfully hold to the mandate taken away from the people at the gun-point.I still pray for Oyinlola and PDP failure in the case before Justice Ali Garba led Election tribunal.
We have to be prayerful and be vigilant so that the judges do not bow to an undue pressure from PDP and the agents of OYINLOLA.
The allegation of bribery against Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu shows that the embattled PDP in the state is planning to use part of the #18.3B loan to buy his way and it indicates how Oyinlola influenced the Naron led tribunal with the public fund.They will fail this time around.
Asiwaju, you are too much for them and as you rightly said, the fear of losing the cases is what is making them speaking abominations which they actually committed with Naron et al. Osun and Ekiti are set to be free, please do not rest until Oyo and Ogun joins the fold. Baba we believe in you.
PDP hv already failed in both osun and ekiti.they hv no good case,all they are trying to do now is to confused the chairman of tribunal.GOD WILL NOT HELPT THEM.
PDP hv already failed in both osun and ekiti.they hv no good case,all they are trying to do now is to confused the chairman of tribunal.GOD WILL NOT HELP THEM.
the whole of Nigeria know that oyinlola is criminal right from beginning. he tough that the way he did to Naron can still work for Justice Ali Garba led Election tribunal. all your effort to compromise the term will be in vain in-s-Allahu. pack your load and leave osun state. inu-igbo lo yin n gbe…….inu igbo ni iwo ati family e ma gbe kan aye yin ……..ole ……..ole ………ole ni oooooooooooooooo.
FELLOW NIGERIANS,
AS THE IMPENDING JUDGEMENT OF THE RE-RUN TRIBUNAL LOOMS IN EKITI AND RE-TRIAL TRIBUNAL STRIKES IN OSUN,IT IS MY PRAYER THAT HE WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH ARISE TO JUDGE ACCORDINGLY.
I REST MY CASE.
OOO NO…LET ME COMMENT ON ADAMS ALIYU OSHIOMOLE……..LIFE IS SO FUNNY AND UNPREDICTABLE……….ON HIS ROMANCE WITH IBB AND PEEDEEPEEE IN RECENT TIMES….LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE.I URGE THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF OUR GREAT PARTY TO SILENTLY IGNORE HIM.AT TIMES ONE HELPS A BLIND MAN ONLY TO BE REWARDED BY A DEAF MAN.
LIFE GOES ON ……
DEMOCRACY FOREVER
Let b stdfast in prayer to avoid what happen @ ekiti in osun. MAY GOD SAVE EKITI.
He who engages in unending war should not be tired. Why oyin ladun is crying