Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described the Federal High Court judgment deregistering five political parties, including the Accord Party, as a violation of a subsisting order of the Court of Appeal.
Adeleke, in a statement issued on Monday by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court in Abuja amounted to an abuse of court process.
The governor maintained that the Court of Appeal had earlier ordered a stay of proceedings in the matter, expressing surprise that the lower court proceeded to deliver judgment despite the appellate court’s directive.
According to the statement, the record of proceedings of the Court of Appeal dated May 22, 2026, was presented before Justice Peter Lifu as “Exhibit MAC 2.”
“The Court of Appeal specifically pronounced that the delivery of the judgment is still part of the proceedings of the court,” the statement partly read.
Adeleke, however, urged residents of Osun State to remain calm, assuring supporters that the appellate court would hear the matter on Tuesday.
He expressed confidence that the Accord Party would remain on the ballot for the August 15 governorship election in the state.
“I call on Osun people to remain calm and be assured that our rights will be affirmed and our party, the Accord, will be on the ballot on August 15th,” Adeleke said.
The governor further declared that the party’s campaign flag-off would proceed as scheduled, insisting that the ruling would not affect the party’s preparations for the election.
“We will not only be on the ballot, we will win overwhelmingly the forthcoming governorship election. We should remain calm and forge ahead with mobilisation of our people.
“I also want to assure our people that the flag-off of our campaign is holding as scheduled tomorrow. They want to distract us. We are going ahead and we are winning this election. Our lawyers are taking all the necessary steps to right the wrong,” he added.
The Federal High Court in Abuja had on Monday ordered the deregistration of five political parties over alleged constitutional breaches.
