Kwara APC Crisis: Again, Court adjourns suit between BOB, Balogun-Fulani factions
By Kayode Adeoti
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital has again adjourned the case of the leadership crisis between Bolarinwa Omolaja Bashir (BOB) and Ishola Balogun-Fulani executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State.
Recall that the hearing of the Appeal of the BOB led executive over the High Court judgement was supposed to have commenced on 21st January, 2019.
The quorum of the Court was not formed, as one of the judges who would seat on the matter was reportedly unavailable.
In view of this, the matter was adjourned to yesterday, 30th January, 2019, but the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)’s directive that lawyers should boycott court in order to register displeasure over Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen who was suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari stalled the court proceedings.
The Court stated that the Balogun-Fulani faction’s counsel, Barr. Yusuf Ali, SAN, has transmitted a letter seeking adjournment of the suit on the premise that lawyers must obey the NBA directive.
The matter has however been adjourned to 4th of February, 2019.
While speaking with this medium after the short proceedings, the BOB counsel, Barr. Salman Jawondo also cited NBA directive as the major reason for the adjournment.
He added that the court frowned at the development saying at the next adjourned date, the matter will go on.
Recall that BOB faction of the APC had approached the Court of Appeal over the judgement handed down by Justice Taoheed Umar of the state High Court upholding the Balogun-Fulani faction of the party as the authentic in Kwara state.
Among other prayers, the BOB faction of the party was praying the Appeal Court to set aside the judgement of the high court.
Recall that the court held that the purported dissolution of the executive committee of the APC-led by Balogun-Fulani was illegal, null and void.
The court further held that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should recognise the list of members of the executive committee presented by the Balogun-Fulani faction.
