By Adeola Badru
The Oyo State Excessive Courtroom sitting in Ibadan has adjourned ruling on a preliminary objection difficult its jurisdiction in a swimsuit filed by a member of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP), Mr. Folahan Adelabi, regarding the celebration’s nationwide conference scheduled for Saturday, 15 November, and Sunday, 16 November 2025 in Ibadan.
On the resumed listening to on Friday, counsel to the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), Mr O. Adeyemi, argued that INEC, being a Federal Authorities company, is simply topic to the jurisdiction of the Federal Excessive Courtroom. He urged the courtroom to strike out the case for lack of jurisdiction.
Nonetheless, counsel to the claimant, Mr Musibau Adetumbi, SAN, opposed the objection, stating that the argument infringed on the claimant’s basic rights.
He stated the 1999 Structure assured the fitting to lawful meeting and conference.
Quoting Part 251 of the Structure, Mr Adetumbi contended that INEC doesn’t fall throughout the class of businesses that place the case completely earlier than the Federal Excessive Courtroom. He requested the courtroom to dismiss the objection and proceed with the substantive swimsuit.
After listening to each side, the presiding choose, Justice Ladiran Akintola, adjourned the ruling to December 8, 2025.
He additionally reaffirmed that the interim order earlier granted, which restrains the defendants from disrupting or interfering with preparations for the PDP nationwide conference, stays in drive.
Talking after the proceedings, counsel to the fifth, sixth, and seventh defendants, who’re searching for to be joined within the swimsuit, Mr Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, described the adjournment as an pointless delay.
The defendants within the swimsuit are the PDP (1st defendant); its Appearing Nationwide Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagun (2nd defendant); and the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, who chairs the PDP Conference Organising Committee (third defendant). INEC is the 4th defendant.
Recall that the identical courtroom prolonged its interim order restraining any interference with the deliberate conference till additional listening to, making certain that the occasion proceeds as scheduled.
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