Unhappy with the outcome of the last senatorial primaries in Ogun West senatorial district, some politicians have asked the court to stop Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola popularly called Yayi from parading himself as the candidate of the party.
They have approached a court in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital to said that Adeola was not qualified to represent the senatorial district, having failed to be a member of the party in the district for the required duration of time.
Adeola emerged the winner of the APC Ogun West Senatorial ticket after he defeated the current senator representing the district, Senator Tolu Odebiyi at the party primary held in Ilaro on Saturday.
He currently serves in the Senate from Lagos West senatorial district.
Those who approached the court are Adebiyi Tajudeen, Olajumoke Ibrahim, and Muideen Akintade obtained an interlocutory injunction, restraining Adeola from parading himself as the candidate.
They insisted Adeola contested an election in Ogun West Senatorial District without having stayed in Ogun State for the number of the times required by law.
In the injunction filed on Friday, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent in Abeokuta on Monday, the aggrieved politicians urged the court to grant the prayers to restrain Adeola from further parading himself as the senatorial candidate of the APC in the state.
The interlocutory injunction read partly, “an order of interlocutory injunction, restraining the first and second (Adeola and INEC) defendants whether by themselves, their agents, officers, officials, servants or privies, committees or however, called from taking a further step in allowing the first defendant to participate in the general electioneering process leading to the 2023 general from Ogun West Senatorial district or any other place in Ogun State pending the hearing and determination of the originating summon.”