Court stops fresh Ogun PDP congress

An Ogun State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, on
Wednesday, restrained the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from
holding the congress scheduled to hold on Saturday.

This was the high point of the court proceedings wherein two
members of the caretaker committee led by Mr Tunde Odanye are
standing trial for contempt of the court.

The duo of Mr. Bankole Osisanya and Mrs Temidayo Nike and others
at large were arraigned by the police for disobeying the judgment
of the Federal High Court which validated the Adebayo Dayo-led
State Exco till 2020.

Ruling on an application by the prosecution to withdraw the bail
granted the accused persons, Magistrate Idowu Olayinka, who turned
down the request for the revocation of bail granted the two members
of the committee, restrained members of the caretaker committee
from holding any meeting and congress in any part of Ogun
State.

According to Olayinka, efforts must be geared towards
maintaining law and order in the state; thus, he ordered the exco
and the caretaker committee of the PDP Ogun State, to refrain from
engaging in any physical confrontation likely to cause a breach of
the peace in the state or any part of it.

He also ordered the AIG in charge of Zone 2, officer in charge
of zonal intervention squad, the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State
Command, Police, Department of State Security (DSS) and heads of
police formation, to arrest, investigate and prosecute any member
of the caretaker committee found in violation of the order.

The Magistrate also directed the prosecution and defence team to
impress it on their clients and witnesses, the consequences of
disobedience to the order.

He then adjourned the case to 21st November, 2017, for hearing
of preliminary objection.

An Ogun State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, on
Wednesday, restrained the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from
holding the congress scheduled to hold on Saturday.

This was the high point of the court proceedings wherein two
members of the caretaker committee led by Mr Tunde Odanye are
standing trial for contempt of the court.

The duo of Mr. Bankole Osisanya and Mrs Temidayo Nike and others
at large were arraigned by the police for disobeying the judgment
of the Federal High Court which validated the Adebayo Dayo-led
State Exco till 2020.

Ruling on an application by the prosecution to withdraw the bail
granted the accused persons, Magistrate Idowu Olayinka, who turned
down the request for the revocation of bail granted the two members
of the committee, restrained members of the caretaker committee
from holding any meeting and congress in any part of Ogun
State.

According to Olayinka, efforts must be geared towards
maintaining law and order in the state; thus, he ordered the exco
and the caretaker committee of the PDP Ogun State, to refrain from
engaging in any physical confrontation likely to cause a breach of
the peace in the state or any part of it.

He also ordered the AIG in charge of Zone 2, officer in charge
of zonal intervention squad, the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State
Command, Police, Department of State Security (DSS) and heads of
police formation, to arrest, investigate and prosecute any member
of the caretaker committee found in violation of the order.

The Magistrate also directed the prosecution and defence team to
impress it on their clients and witnesses, the consequences of
disobedience to the order.

He then adjourned the case to 21st November, 2017, for hearing
of preliminary objection.