Adeleke criticizes court ruling on political parties

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has condemned Monday’s ruling by the Federal High Court in Abuja that deregistered five political parties. He called it an abuse of court process and a clear violation of a current order from the Court of Appeal.

This information came from a statement released in Osogbo on Monday by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed.

Adeleke pointed out that the Court of Appeal had already ordered a stay of proceedings on the matter. He expressed surprise that the lower court still went ahead to give a judgment despite this order.

“It is on record before Honourable Justice Peter Lifu that the record of proceedings of the Court of Appeal of 22nd May, 2026 was put before his Lordship as Exhibit MAC 2.

“The Court of Appeal specifically pronounced that the delivery of the judgment is still part of the proceedings of the court,” the statement said in part.

The governor urged residents to stay calm, assuring them that the appellate court would hear the matter on Tuesday. He expressed confidence that the outcome would favor his party.

“I call on Osun people to remain calm and be assured that our rights will be affirmed and our party, the Accord, will be on the ballot on August 15th.

“We will not only be on the ballot, we will win overwhelmingly the forthcoming governorship election. We should remain calm and forge ahead with mobilization of our people.

“I also want to assure our people that the flag-off of our campaign is holding as scheduled tomorrow. They want to distract us. We are going ahead and we are winning this election. Our lawyers are taking all the necessary steps to right the wrong,” the governor stated.