UPDATED: RE: "Appeal Court Affirmed Segun Sowunmi As Ogun PDP Gubernatorial Candidate" Wrong Interpretation Of Appeal Court Ruling, No Ruling On Party Candidacy Says Orekoya, Director Of Media

UPDATED: RE: "Appeal Court Affirmed Segun Sowunmi As Ogun PDP Gubernatorial Candidate"  Wrong Interpretation Of Appeal Court Ruling, No Ruling On Party Candidacy Says Orekoya, Director Of Media

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August 16, 2022

Orekoya said the purported affirmation of Segun Sowunmi as the candidate of Ogun PDP by the appeal court sitting in Abuja on Monday, 16th July, 2022 was a complete departure from the actual matter before the appeal court.

According to a press statement issue by Afolabi Orekoya, the Director of Media, Ladi Adebutu Campaign Organisation where some clarifications were made;

"The originating summons filed by Segun Sowunmi with suit number AB/267/2022 was instituted at the State High Court of OGUN State on 19th April, 2022 seeking an Order of the Court to dissolve the entire Executive of the OGUN state PDP on the premise that the State Exco of PDP was biased by obtaining form for one of the aspirants.

"An order seeking the barring of entire members of Ogun PDP Exco from conducting the primaries of the party.

"An order seeking the National Party to constitute a 3-man caretaker committee to conduct the party’s primaries.

"However, in the wisdom of Justice Abiodun Akinyemi of the State High Court on Thursday, 19th May, 2022, ruled that “I find and hold that this court has no justification to entertain this suit. Accordingly, it is struck out”.

"The above background is given for the general public to be well informed of the basis of Sowunmi’s appeal based only on jurisdiction and not candidacy.

"The appeal court only sat on whether the State high court has jurisdiction to hear his suit or not. 

"The appeal court ONLY held that even though the matter is time bound but the State High court should have given him an opportunity to hear his matter." Orekoya empathically stated.