Local Govt Impasse: Adeleke’s Celebration Of Magistrate’s Court Order, Display Of Ignorance – Osun APC...Says Bench Warrant Dead On Arrival, Lauds Judiciary For Granting Leave To Quash Criminal Case Against UBA

For the purpose of clarity and avoidance of doubt, the ruling of the State High Court sitting in Osogbo has nullified whatever the decision that might have been taken by the Magistrate Court, which by implication, is a nullity and mere academic exercise.

Hence, we plead with the members of the public to discountenance the narrative being peddled by Governor Adeleke and his unproductive aides and remain calm and be law-abiding while the Illegality that characterised Adeleke’s government is being lawfully pursued in the competent court of law.

It should continually resonate in the subconscious of the embattled Governor Adeleke and his cohorts that the Supreme Court has determined that the Federal High Court has exclusive jurisdiction over banking matters: Section 251 of the Constitution; though it shares this jurisdiction with the State High Court when it comes to banking-customer relationships.

Apart from the established legal fact that the Magistrate Court has no jurisdiction at all in banking matters, the magistrate must cease all actions in the case before him as he is a party to the case at the High Court. To take further action is sub judice and contempt of court.

It is also necessary to remind Magistrate Adeyeba that the case before him is a glaring abuse of court process as it is recalled that the case of local government accounts and UBA was earlier filed at the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan. To refile it in any form before another court is an abuse of court process.

The honourable thing for Magistrate Adeyeba to do since he is a party to the suit is to recuse himself from the case before him, since he seems to stubbornly wish to pursue it.

e-SIGNED:

Mogaji KOLA OLABISI, Osun State APC Director of Media and Information.