The governorship aspiration of Chief Kessington Adebutu’s son, Ladi, seems to be in the air consequent upon the Abuja Court of Appeal judgment of Friday, 12 August, 2022 that expressly affirmed Segun Showunmi as the recognized candidate of Ogun state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming 2023 elections.
The appeal filed by Showunmi, the appellant, against the party, Ladi Adebutu and others is that the party acted in bias when they allegedly purchased nomination and interest forms for Adebutu, the 3rd respondent, without doing same for the other candidates, who purchased the forms legally, including himself. And that the lower court was said to have hastily declined jurisdiction, reportedly relying on Section 285(14) Para (A)-(C) of the 1999 Constitution.
This formed the thrust of the appeal by the appellant Barrister Mawah Monday, his lawyer.
The Court of Appeal judgment that lasted over one hour was delivered by Hon. Justice Chide Nwaoma Uwa, on Friday. The presiding justice, in his judgment, allowed the appeal and set aside the ruling of the lower court.
