The People’s Democratic Party in Osun state has lodged a petition against Justice Adeyinka Aderibigbe of the Osun state High Court 2, sitting at Ile Ife over what the party termed as judicial misconduct, impertinence in the discharge of his judicial duties.
The petition which was undersigned by acting State Chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi, State Secretary, Prince Bola Ajao and the State legal adviser, Barr Taofeeq Tewogbade was forwarded to the Chairman of the National Judicial Council and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Ibrahim.
Addressing the newsmen in Osogbo, Secretary of the party frowned at the way a suit instituted by Hon. Olasoji Adagunodo was handled by Justice Aderibigbe, stating that the party will explore all means to get justice on the matter.
Prince Ajao highlighted and enumerated various cases which Justice Aderibigbe has failed as an arbiter and how Aderibigbe has misconducted his discharge of his judicial duties.
“Following the removal of Hon Olasoji Adagunodo as the Osun state chairman of the People’s Democratic party by the National Working committee on 29th September, 2020,he instituted Suit No.HIK/25/2020 by way of originating summons dated 30th October, 2020 before the Osun State High Court sitting at ikirun Judicial Division wherein, he sought various declaratory reliefs against the party (PDP) and other individual members of the party”. Prince Bola stated.
” On 11th March 2022,Hon justice AA Aderibigbe granted another interim injunction recognizing the Osun state Governorship primaries conducted by the state/zonal officers of PDP ,as against the special state Congress which was organized, conducted and supervised by the National Executive Committee of the 2nd Defendant on 8th March, 2022 in accordance; sessions 77,82(1) (5) (b) (1)&(2),(12) and 153 of the Electoral Acts,2022,Sections 221,222,and 229 of the 1999 constitution ( as amended), articles 12,13,25,29(2),(50) (1),(2) and (e) of the constitution of the People’s Democratic party, 2017 (as amended). See Sadiq Yarudua & Ors vs Yandoma & Ors (2015) 4 NWLR (Pt 1447) 123 at 182,” the petition partly read.
The party called on the NJC to investigate some of the cases handled by Justice Aderibigbe, adding that the competence of the jurist should be subjected to scrutiny.
