Governor of Osun state, Ademola Adeleke has condemned the deregistration of five political parties by the Federal High Court Abuja, describing the decision as an abuse of court process and a violation of a subsisting order of the Court of Appeal.
This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke and made available to Newsmen in Osogbo.
He expressed surprise that the lower court proceeded to deliver judgment despite an existing appellate court order directing a stay of proceedings on the matter.
According to the governor, the Court of Appeal had already made its position clear during proceedings on May 22, 2026.
“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 statement said.
“The Court of Appeal specifically pronounced that the delivery of the judgment is still part of the proceedings of the court.”
Adeleke maintained that the judgment was delivered in disregard of the appellate court’s directive and insisted that legal remedies were already being pursued.
The governor urged residents of Osun State and supporters of the Accord Party to remain calm, assuring them that the matter would be addressed by the Court of Appeal.
“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.
“We will not only be on the ballot, we will win overwhelmingly the forthcoming governorship election. We should remain calm and forge ahead with mobilisation of our people.”
Adeleke also dismissed suggestions that the ruling would disrupt the party’s political activities, confirming that its campaign flag-off would proceed as scheduled.
“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 said.
