SAN FRANCISCO, December 19, (THEWILL) – Buruji Kashamu, Senator representing Ogun East, has revealed that he would be heading to the supreme court, after the judgement at the appellate court sitting in Ibadan did not end in his favour.
Kashamu and Ladi Adebutu have been laying claim to the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun state.
While the national leadership of the party is behind Adebutu, a faction of the party unveiled Kashamu as its candidate.
Kashamu had relied on a ruling of the Federal High Court in Abeokuta which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept the list of candidates submitted to it by the faction of Kashamu.
But Adebutu headed to the Court of Appeal which on Tuesday set aside the ruling of the lower court which favoured Kashamu.
“Non-service of the originating summons on the applicants at the lower court rendered all the order given at the lower court against the applicants a nullity and this is an indication that the applicants were not given a fair hearing,”
Haruna Tsammani, the lead judge, held.
“In the interest of justice, the order of the lower court is set aside, null and void and an academic exercise.”
Dissatisfied, Kashamu revealed that he has asked his lawyers to proceed to the apex court.
“Our lawyers have taken steps to immediately appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court,” read a statement issued by Kashamu’s campaign on Tuesday night.
