Oyinlola’s Lawyers Evade Service of Aregbesola’s Appeal Briefs
Jul 9th, 2010 | By admin | Category: From The Press
Efforts made by officials of the Court of Appeal, Ibadan, Oyo State to serve the brief of appeal filed by the Governorship Candidate of the Action Congress (AC) in Osun State, Engineer Rauf Aregbesola proved futile on Thursday.
The reason behind the failure was the fact that the service addresses of lawyers representing Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan and Osogbo were found locked up with no one to sign and receive the service documents.
The briefs for Engineer Lasun Yusuf’s appeal the AC candidate for Osogbo.Olorunda/Irepodun/Orolu Federal Constituency whose petition had earlier been dismissed, was also among those that would have been served on Thursday.
While the court officials failed to serve the appeal briefs in the Ibadan office of a famous legal practitioner whose chambers was closed down with nobody in sight to receive the papers, they moved to Osogbo to effect the service.
On getting to the Osun State capital, the officials were astounded when the state-based service address was also found closed down.
Under the rule of the court, the respondents are required to reply to the brief within seven days of the service of the brief.
It would be recalled that on May 28, 2010, the Justice Alli Garba-led Governorship Election Petition Tribunal had delivered its judgment, which upheld the election of Governor Oyinlola while also dismissing the petition filed by Engineer Lasun Yusuf challenging the declaration of Hon. Leo Awoyemi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The Court of Appeal had earlier ordered that the petition be retried because the Justice Thomas Naron-led Tribunal shut out evidences led by the petitioners.
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Aregbesola commiserates with Osogbo flood victims
The Governorship Candidate of the Action Congress (AC) in Osun State, Engineer Rauf Aregbesola has commiserated with victims of the devastating flood that hit the state capital in the early hours of Wednesday July, July 7, 2010..
We feel pained that the preventable flood disaster which damaged property worth several millions of Naira was allowed to befell our long suffering people by the failure and inability of the lack luster administration at both the local and State levels.
Had these tiers of government done their duties in giving proper attention to the issues of the environment and waste disposal, the flooding would have been averted.
It is unfortunate that the flood disaster was unnatural but happened due to several years of neglect of the crucial issues in development and urban renewal by the government on seat in Osun State.
Furthermore, it is painful that our people, whose economic and earning power has been crossly undermined by the distress occasioned by bad governance, now have to bear an added burden of huge losses to the preventable flood.
We have noted the losses suffered by book sellers, saw mailers, textile and fabrics dealers, market women and even innocent but helpless residents of Osogbo while the unconfirmed report of loss of lives are distressing to us.
While we pray to the Almighty Allah to give all the victims the fortitude to bear this huge loss as we assure our people that their pain will end very soon with the dawn of hope, revitalization, peace and justice at our doorsteps while the looming darkness shall soon be cleared away to be replaced by perpetual light of justice in Osun State and Nigeria.
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Lawyer u must be crazy for closing dwn ur chamber
they don’t know what they are doing if they know it they wouldn’t closed their office, i belive they already know that in the court of apeal in Ibadan they fail in sa Allahu
Lawyer u must be crazy for closing dwn ur chamber..
It is sickening at times seeing so much bastardization of a profession that intrigues so many people ,what used be envy of other walks of life now ooze out so much stench!How in the world can somebody close shop because of a single client if so much money has not exchanged hands?I assume the respondent must have footed so much bills that equals what the chamber might make in 30days!But,above all.we must fear God in dispensing our duties!
Nemesis will surely catch up with them one day. It is a matter of time.