As the ongoing leadership tussle continues in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a Federal High Court has ordered that the party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should, with immediate effect, delete the name of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, from their records as the National Secretary of the party.

Justice Abdul Kafarati made this judgement, following a suit filed by the Ogun State chapter of the party. The court ordered that Professor Adewale Oladapo, who it said was duly nominated by the South West PDP extra-ordinary zonal congress in Ibadan, Oyo State, on July 13, 2013, be recognized in Oyinlola’s place.

Justice Kafarati upheld the High Court’s ruling which, on January 11, sacked Oyinlola from office and ordered a fresh PDP Zonal Congress in the South-West region of the country. The order remained valid till July 13.

The Judge maintained that having gone through all the documents tendered before the court by the plaintiffs, led by PDP National Chairman in Ogun State, Mr Adebayo Dayo and the Secretary, Mr Semiu Sodipo, he was satisfied that Prof Oladipo was validly nominated by the congress to replace Oyinlola in office.

The plaintiffs had listed Oyinlola, PDP and INEC as defendants in the suit.