Senator Adeleke
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the September 22 governorship election in Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has been asked to produce his secondary school certificate in seven days.
Justice David Oladimeji of the Osun State High Court urged Adeleke to present his certificate after Rasheed Olabayo and Oluwaseun Idowu prayed the court to disqualify him for “not possessing a school certificate, as required by Section 177 (d) of the 1999 Constitution.
They also requested that the July 21 primary that produced Adeleke as the PDP governorship candidate be set aside.
Justice Oladimeji held that granting the leave to restrain the PDP from presenting Adeleke as its candidate due to his inability to present his school certificate to the party may subject the court to mockery, if eventually he presents the certificate.
The judge advised the PDP candidate to present his secondary school certificate before the court on Wednesday, August 1.
He said: “It will be inequitable not to allow the respondent to come and show his certificate, if he has any. But if given the opportunity to present his side of the case, the balance, which is necessary for interlocutory injunction, would be adequately considered.”