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• LP chieftain urges probe into alleged planned interference in Ogun PDP court case
A leadership crisis has hit the Oyo State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), following the announcement by a group of party executives, aspirants and members of the removal of its State Chairman, Oyeronke Bolajoko.
The group, which announced the decision at a media briefing held at the party’s state office in Ibadan yesterday, also named Akeem Aderogba as her replacement.
The State Secretary of the party, Adeolu Adewuyi, said the action was not motivated by personal animosity or political vendetta but by a collective commitment to preserving the party’s unity, internal democracy and constitutional integrity.
In another development, the National Vice Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), South-West, Arabambi Abayomi, has called on the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to examine allegations of possible interference in the ongoing Ogun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship litigation before the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Adewuyi said the party was founded on democratic values, fairness, accountability and respect for the rule of law, adding that no individual, regardless of position, should be allowed to undermine those principles.
Adewuyi accused Bolajoko of unlawfully suspending principal executives without following due process or granting them a fair hearing.
He said the alleged unilateral suspension of executives without strict adherence to the party’s constitution raised concerns about the chairman’s commitment to internal democracy.
The group also accused her of abuse of office and administrative high-handedness, alleging a lack of accountability and transparency in the management of pary affairs and resources.
Also speaking, the NDC Campaign Director-General in Oyo State, Adeola Ebisemiju-Olamide, who announced Aderogba as the new state chairman, said the decision was taken by the executives, aspirants and members to restore accountability, unity and democratic discipline in the party.
But reacting, Oyeronke said those who allegedly removed her are not qualified to do so.
She said: ” This is not how to remove a party chairman. Those who carried out the illegality are not the party executives. They are candidates. Candidates don’t have the power to remove executives of the party.”
In another development, the National Vice Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), South-West, Arabambi Abayomi, has called on the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to examine allegations of possible interference in the ongoing Ogun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship litigation before the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Abayomi, who spoke during a media briefing in Abuja, alleged that communications purportedly linked to persons connected with the litigation raised concerns about possible attempts to influence the outcome of the case.
He further alleged that the communications suggested that inducements might have been contemplated in dealings involving political figures and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Abayomi, who did not present the alleged correspondence or supporting documentary evidence to journalists at the briefing, urged the relevant authorities to examine the claims and determine whether there was any attempt to compromise the independence of the judiciary or interfere with the pending proceedings.
The LP chieftain also raised questions about the membership records reportedly relied upon by former Ogun State governor, Ladi Adebutu, in his legal challenge to INEC’s decision to exclude him from the list of governorship candidates for the 2026 election.
He referred to INEC’s counter-affidavit in the pending proceedings, which he said disputed aspects of the membership records presented by Adebutu’s camp.
