Four aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Ojeniran Azeez Oluremi, Babajide Isiaka Iyanda, Alimi Isiaka Akanni and Akande Wasiu Adeleke have asked an Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo to stop the party from fielding Isola Kamoli Adeniyi and Lawal Adeyinka Lukman as candidates of the party in the forthcoming Osun 2022 Local Government polls, for Iwo Local Government and Iwo East LCDA respectively.
They also asked the court to stop Osun Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) from recognizing Adeniyi and Lawal as the candidate of the party for Iwo LG and Iwo East LCDA respectively.
In a separate charge sheet sighted by InsightMedia dated 29 of September, 2022, the aggrieved party members alleged that the Iwo APC only handpicked Adeniyi out of many aspirants who bought the Expression of Interest Forms without any consensus.
They added that they feel schemed out as they are card-carrying members of the party, also bought local government elections’ Expression of Interest Forms for Iwo and were also screened alongside others.
“The inclusion of the OSIEC in the petition is due to the fact the body is responsible for the conduct of the election, as well as set out guidelines for the conduct of Chairmanship/Councillorship Election for 15th October, 2022.
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One of the sheet partly reads “We seek an Order of Interlocutory injunction restraining the APC from fielding Mr. Ishola Kamoli Adeniyi as the Chairmanship Aspirant/Contestant for Iwo Local Government Area on the its platform for Chairmanship/Councillorship election slated for 15th October, 2022 pending the final determination of this suit.
“We also ask, in the Order of Interlocutory injunction, that OSIEC be restrained from conducting and or hold the election into Chairmanship/Councillorship positions of Iwo Local Government Area slated for 15th October, 2022 pending the final determination of this Suit,” the sheet read partly.
The other sheet partly reads “We seek an Order of Interlocutory injunction restraining the APC from fielding Lawal Adeniyi Lukman as the Chairmanship Aspirant/Contestant for Iwo East LCDA on the its platform for Chairmanship/Councillorship election slated for 15th October, 2022 pending the final determination of this suit.
“We also ask, in the Order of Interlocutory injunction, that OSIEC be restrained from conducting and or hold the election into Chairmanship/Councillorship positions of Iwo East LCDA slated for 15th October, 2022 pending the final determination of this Suit”.
