Yesterday, Prince Olagunsoye
Oyinlola, who was reinstated by the courts as the National Secretary, wrote
INEC asking it not to recognise any correspondence from the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, not signed by him.
Hours after his letter arrived INEC, the mainstream PDP led by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur also wrote INEC, informing it of the suspension of Oyinlola from the party. in the letter he received yesterday evening at INEC headquarters, Tukur also informed the electoral body of the suspension of senior officials of the dissident nPDP, among who were Alhaji Abubakar Baraje and Dr. Sam Sam Jaja, National Chairman and Deputy National Chairman, respectively, of the dissident faction of the party.
Meanwhile, Senator Bukola
Saraki, one of the leading lights in the nPDP, yesterday, described the
suspension of the officials of the nPDP from the party as a setback for the
ruling party.
Saraki revealed that the G-7
governors were still waiting for a response to a letter to President Goodluck
Jonathan from Governor Babangida Aliyu, giving notice of their readiness to
resume peace talks.
The communication war in Abuja
was opened, yesterday, with a letter by Oyinlola to INEC asking the electoral
body not to recognise any letter to it from the PDP not signed by him.
Besides writing INEC, Oyinlola
also wrote his colleagues in the National Working Committee, NWC, to respect
his authority as the chief administrative and accounting officer of the party
based on last Wednesday’s court judgment which confirmed him as national
secretary.
In the letter to INEC chairman,
personally signed by Oyinlola and dated November 12, Oyinlola insisted that he
remains the authentic national secretary of the party on account of the Appeal
Court judgment which set aside the earlier judgment of Justice Abdul Kafarati
which had in January 11 removed him, adding that the Court of Appeal, Abuja, is
a superior court of competence jurisdiction.
Oyinlola’s letter
In the letter entitled
Notification of Re-Instatement As National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic
Party, Oyinlola wrote: “As you may be aware, the Court of Appeal, Abuja
Judicial Division has nullified the January 11, 2013 judgment of the Federal
High Court, Abuja, which removed me from office as the National Secretary of
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
“The directive of the court was
implemented by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which
consequently struck out my name off its register and other documents, as the
National Secretary of PDP.
“Following the nullification of
the above stated judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by
Justice Abdul Kafarati by the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which is a superior court
of competent jurisdiction, which also ruled that I was wrongfully removed from
office, this correspondence serves to inform you of my decision to continue to
perform my duties as the validly elected National Secretary of PDP.
“Your records would reveal that
I was validly elected into office as National Secretary at the national
convention of PDP held on Saturday March 24, 2012.
“You are requested to kindly
note this development and reflect it accordingly in your records, in compliance
with the court judgment delivered on Wednesday November 6, 2013.
“A copy of the judgment is
attached for your attention and further necessary action, please. Kindly note
that in compliance with the constitution of PDP, I am expected to sign all
official correspondences emanating from the PDP national secretariat to the
Independent National Electoral Commission, in my capacity as the National
Secretary of the party.
“While thanking you for your
attention, please accept the assurances of my warmest regards and best wishes.”
In another letter to his colleagues in the NWC routed through the National Legal Adviser, Victor Kwon yesterday, Oyinlola said: “As you are very well aware, the Court of Appeal by its judgment delivered on Wednesday November 6, 2013 reinstated me as National Secretary of the party.
In another letter to his colleagues in the NWC routed through the National Legal Adviser, Victor Kwon yesterday, Oyinlola said: “As you are very well aware, the Court of Appeal by its judgment delivered on Wednesday November 6, 2013 reinstated me as National Secretary of the party.
“This followed the nullification
of the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice
Abdul Kafarati by the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which is a superior court of
competent jurisdiction which also ruled that I was wrongfully removed from
office as PDP National Secretary.
“You are requested to kindly
note this development for immediate compliance by the PDP and all its organs,
particularly the National Chairman and members of the National Working
Committee of our great party.
“Kindly note that in compliance
with the constitution of the PDP, I am expected to sign all official
correspondences emanating from the PDP national secretariat as the Chief
Administrative and Accounting Officer of the party.”
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