The Courtroom of Appeal sitting in Akure has reportedly struck out a request by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to relist its enchantment difficult the Federal Excessive Courtroom judgment that nullified the controversial October 15, 2022, native authorities elections in Osun State.
In line with New Telegraph, the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Osogbo had earlier nullified the elections that produced APC council chairmen. Since then, a political disaster has simmered over a subsequent judgment by the Courtroom of Appeal, which the APC claimed reinstated its sacked chairmen—a declare persistently refuted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Delivering the lead judgment on Friday, Justice Peter Obiorah, in a unanimous choice by the appellate panel, condemned the APC’s misrepresentation of the courtroom’s February 10, 2025, ruling. He clarified that the courtroom by no means reinstated the sacked chairmen and cautioned the celebration in opposition to politicizing judicial selections.
“The judiciary should not be handled as an extension of any political group,” the courtroom warned.
Justice Obiorah additional dominated that the APC’s enchantment was self-defeating:
“It’s a case of volenti non match injuria—they can’t complain a couple of self-inflicted harm. Fairness aids the vigilant, not the indolent.”
He added:
“In the event that they knew their tenure was simply three years and but went to sleep on their enchantment for 2 years, it’s inconceivable. There are three appellants with one joint Discover of Appeal, but just one celebration is in search of to relist the enchantment. Even when that celebration can proceed alone, what causes have they given for the delay? If the APC was honest—as a celebration with many candidates affected—why did they fail to transmit information on time, as required by regulation and courtroom guidelines?”
Drawing consideration to the same enchantment dealt with by the identical trial decide, Justice Ayo Emmanuel, Justice Obiorah famous that the APC couldn’t declare ignorance of procedural necessities, having pursued a parallel enchantment on the identical information.
“The sudden try to resurrect this enchantment by this courtroom will solely result in confusion, and this courtroom will resist any try to be lured into unwittingly sitting on enchantment in CA/AK/270/2022,” he stated.
“Every part on this software reveals that the third appellant has not proven good trigger. The destiny that has befallen them is self-inflicted. It’s subsequently my conclusion that this enchantment lacks benefit and is accordingly dismissed.”
As of the time of submitting this report, the Licensed True Copy of the judgment had but to be launched.
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