POLITICAL POWER: Old PDP In Crisis as Appeal Court Reinstate a member of nPDP - Oyinlola as Secretary

                              Appeal Court Reinstate Oyinlola As Secretary

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party took an interesting turn on Wednesday as a Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja reinstated former Osun State governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, as the National Secretary of the crisis-ridden party. Note that Oyinlola is now part of the New PDP.

The three-man panel chaired by Justice Amiru Sanusi upturned the January 11 judgment of the Federal High court, Abuja, which sacked Oyinlola in the first place. But will PDP obey the superior court order?

In its judgment on Wednesday, the appellate court said the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos relied on to remove Oyinlola was not binding on him because he was not a party in the suit.

Justice Joseph Pine Pur, held that the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, was null and void because he (Oyinlola) was denied a fair hearing in the Lagos suit relied on to sack him.

Besides, the court held that the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, could not stand because the suit which led to the order was a multiplicity of action and therefore constituted an abuse of court process.

Funny enough, PDP that was quick to directed the Inspector General of Police to enforce the judgement against the New PDP and seal their secretariat, doesn't seem ready to respect this judgment. PDP has simply said they are studying the judgment.

 

This could just be another round of crises in the c