Sack of Oyinlola: Confusion in PDP

January 14, 2013 9 Comments »
Sack of Oyinlola: Confusion in PDP

•Deputy may take over secretariat today

From: TAIWO AMODU, ABUJA

This is not the best of times for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as those running the affairs at Wadata Plaza,  the party national secretariat in Abuja are set to the return to the trenches, today, four days after President Goodluck Jonathan’s admonition that they should sheathe their swords and allow peace to reign.

Daily Sun findings revealed that the Deputy National Secretary, Mr. Solomon Onwe, a lawyer,  is set to assume office today as acting National Secretary.   His reason to assume the position in acting capacity  was premised on last Friday’s court pronouncement which removed  the former Osun State governor, Prince Olagunsoye, as National Secretary of the party. A Federal High Court in Abuja  had ordered Prince Oyinlola to vacate the position.

Delivering judgment, Justice Abdul Kafarati held that the election of  Oyinlola to the position was a “flagrant violation of two court orders.’’ Kafarati said that evidence existed before the court that two orders from a court in Lagos, dated April 12, 2012 and May 2, 2012 stopped the conduct of congress that made Oyinlola the South-West candidate for the post. “The court is convinced that those orders were given based on the pendency of a suit against the nomination of the second respondent (Oyinlola) to vie for the position.

“The action of those officials who went ahead to conduct the congress was criminal and against the rule of law and they could have been committed to prison. Oyinlola is to immediately stop parading himself as the National Secretary of the PDP,’’ he said. The embattled former governor had appealed and also applied for a stay of execution of the judgment shortly after it was delivered. But a Daily Sun source disclosed that  Onwe was being emboldened  to assume office as acting National Secretary by pro-Bamanga Tukur forces.

The source cited section 45 subsection 3 of the PDP 2012 constitution as amended to back up his submission that statutorily, Prince Oyinlola should vacate the office as National Secretary. But checks revealed that the party’s 2012 constitution being flaunted has not been ratified by the highest organ, the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC).

At its last NEC  meeting, members of the committee were advised to take home the new constitution and come back with their  observations at the next NEC  meeting before ratification of the document. Speaking with Daily Sun on phone ,  the PDP National Legal Adviser, Mr.  Victor Kwon, denied any plan to install Onwe as acting National Secretary. ‘’Wait until tomorrow[ today] first.  That is speculative; why not wait for tomorrow?’ Kwon told Daily Sun.


9 Comments

  1. Ben January 14, 2013 at 2:04 am - Reply

    The Nigerian jusiciary still need a lot to learn or simply put know how to do their works without fear or favour. It appears like this judge “feared” or is scared to do the proper thing in this judgment. Hear him, “the action of those officials who went ahead to conduct that congress is criminal and against the rule of law and they could have been commited to prison.”Although, I stand to be corrected as I am not a lawyer, but I think if those peoples action is criminal, what stops him from pronouncing them contemptors and ordering their arrest and possible trial for disobeying a fellow Judge’s judgment? I can’t understand that, and I would appreciate it, if I can be educated on this point.

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  3. ceejay January 14, 2013 at 8:19 am - Reply

    Oyinlola is dubious miscrant that does nt deserve to b alive. He manipulate the osun state and installed himself as govenor, today he thinks it wil work out thesame way for him. Pls tro d idiot away.

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  5. Alhaji Dan-azumi Gana January 14, 2013 at 1:42 pm - Reply

    The sack of Olagunsoye Oyinlola is a welcome development, not only to the PDP, but to all Nigerian. Onyinlola is a dubious Osun indigene who stole soldiers leave allowance in Somalia in 1993. The stolen allowance which he used to find appointment as Administrator of Lagos state during the late general Abacha.

  6. kola amodu January 14, 2013 at 1:43 pm - Reply

    Oyin nio political carer is over now, but de guy can still survive afterall he chopped lots of money while he was defacto governor of Osun, he can also survive cos his a lawyer, but i doubt if his kind can ever stand for a defendant in court of law. From what i heard, Oyin nio only got ordinary pass from school of law. Useless man, u should be ashame of urself.

  7. ikela January 14, 2013 at 2:14 pm - Reply

    its a pity that no matter what happens or the signs on the wall , these pdp idiots cannot change. they still dont no that the masses are just waiting for an oppotunity to revolt. what makes this guys still believe that there wont be revolution in this country marvels me. please gej fold your bags nomatter how you want to fight or believe that thjere will still be a nigeria a\fter 2015 has shown me that you are not inspirational. and a leader who is not inspirational is a fool. a leader is suposed to no when to throw in the towel. ther will be no nig after 2015 bet me gej

  8. Biggiesmall January 14, 2013 at 5:18 pm - Reply

    Oyin nio,mr mogadishu

  9. Dangana Daniel January 14, 2013 at 7:46 pm - Reply

    Pdp wahala na dem sabi God will judge them all.

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