An Akure High Court sitting in Akure Friday ordered the immediate dissolution of all the 18 Local Government Areas in the state.
The court presided over by Justice S A Sidiq also sacked the chairmen and councilors of all the Local Government Areas.
Earlier,there was a shouting match in the court before the Judge eventually ruled as Mr Femi Aborisade who represented the People Redemption Party (PRP) in the suit filed by the party against the last year Local Government election in the state challenged the Judge’s actions on the
matter.
The National Chairman of the party and former Governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa was also in the court on behalf of his party.
Aborisade announced his appearance for the PRP, while Mr Akinladapo Ogunleye, the Solicitor General of the state announced his appearance for the state government.
Also, Olusola Oke announced his appearance for the chairmen and councilors who were claimants in the suit.
But Justice Sidiq in his brief ruling said he had earlier given a verdict that recognized one Mr Segun Ogodo as the counsel to the PRP.
He said Aborisade should go to the Court of Appeal to upturn his earlier ruling on legal representation for the party.
Aborisade stood up and said he was the one that filed the suit and has the right to continue or discontinue with the case.
He argued that he was not served with any motion by the PRP to remove him as the counsel to the party.
The counsel also argued that he has right to be heard as his client has not debriefed him.
Also, amid other officials of the PRP said he did not recognize Ogodo as his lawyer and that he had right to a counsel of his choice.
However, Justice Sidiq said since he had earlier ruled on legal representation, he would not go back to it, insisting that Ogodo who he had earlier recognized should be the one to stand in for PRP.
But, Aborisade and Musa said they have an application to discontinue with the case, while the judge insisted that he would continue with the case irrespective of the application for the withdrawal.
Speaking with reporters shortly after he moved out of the court, Aborisade said “the judge surprisingly deprived my client; the PRP led by the National Chairman, the former governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, the most respected public officer in this country the
constitutional right to be heard.”
He said “My client filed the suit and the course of action has been removed with my client having being allowed to participate in the Local Government election, we have come to inform the court that we have withdrawn the matter. Unfortunately, the court is insisting that somebody else who was never briefed by my client is the counsel recognized by the court.
“This is a violent violation of section 36(1) of the constitution. Every person is entitled to be heard at the court. I can only be heard by the court through the counsel chosen by the PRP. This is very strange, it is unconstitutional. But we have informed the court that what was done in this case is a nullity because we have filed notice of withdrawal. My client has filed an affidavit that he does not recognize Ogodo in the court. This is a new phase in our experience in our constitutional democracy.”
Aborisade added that he has never witnessed a situation where a court would impose counsel on a litigant in a civil matter.
Despite the withdrawal of the suit by the litigants, Justice Sidiq gave a judgment dissolving the 18 Local Governments in the state after he overruled all the applications filed by lawyer to the claimants.
Akeredolu had filed an application before the Court to set aside the judgement delivered on January 18, by Justice Olasehinde Kumuyi (Rtd) barring the Governor and State Assembly from dissolving the councils.
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Dr Olusegun Mimiko ruled Ondo State as if he'll be governor forever. He's out of government house for just one month and his acts are crumbling like the pack of cards. Removal of Alhaji Ali Olanusi as deputy governor declared illegal by the court of appeal, his kangaroo election to the Local Councils after 71/2 years of using caretaker committee annulled by the court, more are still coming o. Where are the noise making maddening crowd of hailers who described him as their god? So statements such as "Mimiko will determine whatever happens politically in Ondo State for a very long time" made by one of his ardent bootlickers is nonsensical after all! This life in all its fullness is vanity, so fickle, ephemeral and transient, let's be careful how we use the opportunities God bestows on us, ire o.

How do you sack elected local government executives That white bear bear ibadan charge & bail lawyer turned Gov in Alagbaka is mad!!!!!!

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