Justice
F.E Awolalu of Court 2 High Court of Justice Osogbo today dismissed the case
instituted against the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) and
ten others which include the State Governor, Atttorney General and Commissioner
for Justice and others.
The
case was instituted by Hon. Akanfe Atidade, Ademola Abioye, Hon, Mutiu Abiola,
Hon. Segun Amure Lawrence for themselves and on behalf of Chairmen and
Counsellorship aspirants of the People Democratic Party and Accord Party in the
State.
Delivering
her judgment, Justice Awolalu considered the issues raised by the plaintiff by
way of originating summon and preliminary objections raised by the defendants
before finally dismissing the case of the plaintiff in its entirety.
The
court dismissed the case which was instituted against the OSSIEC , the Governor
of the State of Osun,
the House of assembly and the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice
among others.
The
court found that the issue in the suit related to the pending appeal in the
Supreme Court, APPEAL NO SC/102/2013 between Hon. Justice Titus Adewuyi Oyeyemi
(rtd) and five others versus Hon. Timothy Owoeye and others which is on the
dissolution of OSSIEC and the subsequent appointment, screening, confirmation
and inauguration of the chairmen and members of the OSSIEC by the Governor and the House of Assembly, in
view of the judgment of the high court delivered by Justice Falola in suits NO
HOS/M8/2011 and HOS/M9/2011 which considered and uphold the impracticability of
conducting local government election in the State of Osun pending appeal at the
Supreme Court .
Part
of the prayer raised by the plaintiffs include the declaration of the
appointment, screening, confirmation and inauguration of the chairmen and
members of OSSIEC unconstitutional, absurd and a violation of the rule of law
and to set it aside.
They
also wanted the court to declare that the conduct of a local government
election in the thirty local governments of Osun and Area Office, Modakeke is
not feasible.
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