The Osun APC Yes-or-No court sacked Chairmen had untill today continued to expose the weakness of their tenure-elongation case through endless delay tactics.
After forcibly occupying local government secretariats even beyond the expiration of their PURPORTED tenure in October 2025, they ran to the Federal High Court seeking to legitimize and elongate a tenure already voided by the Court.
But rather than pursue their case diligently, they immediately resorted to games. They deliberately failed to serve key defendants, frustrating the commencement of proceedings until the Governor of Osun State and the Attorney-General, who are defendants in the case, stepped in to ensure proper service.
From there, it became a pattern of avoidance. Their lawyers stayed away from court, citing appearances in other courts, leading to adjournments at their own instance.
Not done, they engineered another delay by bringing in APM to file a joinder application, frustrating the hearing earlier fixed for March 4, 2026. On that day, the Court warned all parties to be ready for a definite hearing on March 18, 2026.
Yet today, true to form, they returned with fresh frivolous applications aimed at stalling the case once again. In a surprising twist, they suddenly claimed their were fundamental contradictions in the suit and sought to conduct their case by calling oral evidence which was nothing but another calculated attempt to buy time.
The Court was not fooled.
All such applications were firmly dismissed as frivolous and clear delay tactics, with the Court making it clear that litigation could not be endless.
Their originating summons and all pending applications were eventually heard today and the case was adjourned till 21st May for judgment.
The question now is simple:
if your case is truly strong, why the endless attempt to delay hearing?
Oluomo Kolapo Alimi is the
Hon. Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment.