ABUJA – A Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, has
restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from taking any
disciplinary action against some stalwarts of the party in the South
West.
The stalwarts include the Senator representing Ogun East
Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu; the immediate past National
Secretary, Prof. Wale Oladipo; the immediate past National Auditor,
Alhaji Adewale Adeyanju; and former, PDP Chairman in Ondo State, Mr.
Ebenezer Alabi.
The interlocutory injunction which was granted yesterday by
the Honourable Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo specifically restrained the PDP,
the Chairman of its National Caretaker Committee (NCC), Senator Ahmed
Makarfi and Secretary, Senator Ben Obi from “taking any disciplinary
action against the plaintiffs and other leaders of the PDP in the South
West zone.”
The court also ruled among others that: “An order of interim
injunction restraining the 2nd to 4th Defendant by themselves, their
agents, servants and privies from taking any disciplinary action against
the plaintiffs and other leaders of the 2nd defendant in the South West
zone, including Prof. Wale Oladipo, the former national secretary of
the PDP, Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe, Chairman of the South West Zonal
Executive Committee of the PDP; Chief Pegba Otemolu, Secretary of the
South West Zonal Executive Committee; Senator Buruji Kashamu, a
statutory member of the South West Zonal Executive and Prince Segun
Seriki by way of expulsion, suspension, reprimand or any other action
whatsoever or denying the plaintiffs and the aforementioned South West
leaders the right to seek nomination as candidate of the 2nd Defendant
for any election or refusing to submit their names to the first
defendant as candidates of the party for the purpose of any election
contrary to the terms and purposes of the aforesaid subsisting orders of
this court made in Suit No.FHC/ABJ/CS/732/2017 pending the hearing and
determination of the motion on notice.
“An order of interim injunction restraining the 2nd to 4th
Defendant by themselves, their agents, servants and privies from taking
any disciplinary action against the plaintiffs and other leaders of the
2nd Defendant in the South West zone, including Prof. Wale Oladipo, the
former national secretary of the PDP, Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe,
Chairman of the South West Zonal Executive Committee of the PDP; Chief
Pegba Otemolu, Secretary of the South West Zonal Executive Committee;
Senator Buruji Kashamu, a statutory member of the South West Zonal
Executive and Prince Segun Seriki by way of expulsion, suspension,
reprimand or any other action whatsoever or denying the plaintiffs and
the aforementioned South West leaders the right to seek nomination of
the party for any election or refusing to submit their names to the 1st
Defendant as candidates of the party for the purpose of any election
contrary to the terms and purposes of the aforesaid subsisting orders
and judgment of this court made in Suit No.FHC/ABJ/CS/732/2017 pending
the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
“That the 2nd, 3rd & 4th defendants are hereby ordered
to suspend any action taken by them jointly and/or severally to
discipline the plaintiffs and the persons mentioned in the body of the
reliefs being sought, for the avoidance of doubt the persons are Prof.
Wale Oladipo, Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe, Chief Pegba Otemolu, Senator
Buruji Kashamu and Prince Segun Seriki.
“That the actions of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants
purporting to discipline or recommend the plaintiffs or the persons
named in the preceding order 4 above are hereby suspended pending the
hearing and determination of the motion on notice.”
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