Court stops fresh Ogun PDP congress

An Ogun State Magistrates’ Court sitting at Isabo in Abeokuta, the state capital, yesterday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding a congress on Saturday.

This was the highpoint of yesterday’s court proceedings.

Two members of the caretaker committee, led by Tunde Odanye, are standing trial for contempt of court.

The duo – Mr. Bankole Osisanya and Mrs Temidayo Nike – as well as others on the run were arraigned for disobeying the judgment of a Federal High Court, which validated the Adebayo Dayo-led State Exco of the party till 2020.

Ruling on an application by the prosecution to withdraw the bail granted the accused, the Magistrate, Idowu Olayinka, who turned down the request for revocation of bail granted the two members of the committee, restrained members of the caretaker committee from holding any meeting and congress in Ogun State.

Olayink urged the parties to maintain law and order.

The magistrate ordered the party’s embattled Exco and the caretaker committee to refrain from physical confrontation that can cause a breach of the peace.

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