Court affirms Kashamu as PDP governorship candidate in Ogun state
- Federal High Court in Abeokuta has affirmed Senator Buruji Kashamu, as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun state
- The court dismissed the suit filed by Oladipupo Adebutu, challenging the nomination of Kashamu as the party’s candidate
- According to the court, the reliefs sought cannot be granted because the national leadership of PDP conducted its primaries in flagrant violation of the judgment of the court
Honourable Oladipupo Adebutu's suit challenging the nomination of Senator Buruji Kashamu as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun state has been dismissed by the Federal High Court, Abeokuta.
The presiding judge, Justice Abubakar Shittuon on Wednesday, March 6, held that the case was statute-barred having been caught up with the 4th alteration, Channels reports.
According to the court, the reliefs sought cannot be granted because the national leadership of PDP conducted its primaries in flagrant violation of the judgment of the court in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/636/2016.
Going further, the court claimed that the case was an abuse of court process.
In his reaction to the judgement, Senator Kashamu said: “There was no victor, no vanquished. We are all members of the same PDP family. We are better and stronger together in PDP. What is most important is that we are working together, holding reconciliation meetings and strategising together. We are set to deliver the state to PDP on Saturday, the 9th of March, 2019.”
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The apex court also struck out the appeal of the PDP seeking to relist its matter against the June 24, 2016 judgement of the Federal High Court, Lagos, which affirmed the Engr Adebayo Dayo-led state executive of the PDP in Ogun state.