Osun Governor Rejects Court Order On Deregistration Of Accord  Party, Others

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has rejected the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which deregistered five political parties, describing it a direct violation of a subsisting order of the Court of Appeal.

The governor’s reaction was contained in a statement issued on Monday by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed.

Adeleke argued that the Court of Appeal had already ordered a stay of proceedings on the matter, expressing surprise that the lower court proceeded to deliver judgment despite the subsisting order.

“It is on record before Honourable Justice Peter Lifu that the record of proceedings of the Court of Appeal of 22nd May, 2026 was put before his Lordship 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.

The governor urged residents to remain calm, insisting that the appellate court would hear the matter on Tuesday, and expressed confidence that the situation would be resolved in favour of his party.

“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.

“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,” the governor said.

Recall that the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to commence the deregistration of five political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Accord Party, over their alleged failure to satisfy constitutional and statutory requirements for continued existence.

Justice Peter Odo Lifu issued the directive on Monday while delivering judgment in a suit instituted by the Incorporated Trustees of the National Forum of Former Legislators.

Also affected by the ruling are the Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).