Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described the Federal High Court judgment ordering the deregistration of five political parties as an abuse of court process and a violation of a subsisting order of the Court of Appeal.
In a statement issued on Monday by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor said the appellate court had earlier ordered a stay of proceedings in the matter and expressed surprise that the Federal High Court proceeded to deliver judgment.
According to the statement, “the Court of Appeal, in proceedings held on 22 May 2026, had ruled that the delivery of judgment remained part of court proceedings, a position which the governor said was brought to the attention of the trial judge, Justice Peter Lifu.
“It is on record before Honourable Justice Peter Lifu J that in the record of proceedings of the Court of Appeal of 22nd May, 2026, which was put before his Lordship as Exhibit MAC 2, the Court of Appeal specifically pronounced that ‘The delivery of the judgement is still part of the proceedings of the Court’.”
The governor urged residents of the state to remain calm, stating that the Court of Appeal was scheduled to take up the matter on Tuesday.
“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,” he said.
Adeleke expressed confidence that the party would participate in the governorship election and emerge victorious, urging supporters to continue mobilisation
