Disqualify Abiodun now,  COSSYN

…Group accuses Ogun governor of fraud practises in United States…present details of conviction
…..Allegations spurious and baseless says Afe Babalola, asks APC National Chairman to disregard petition

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The Coalition of Ogun State Students and Youths ,COSSYN, has sent a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari copies of which were sent to the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress,APC, the Inspector General of Police on the fraudulent activities of incumbent Governor Dapo Abiodun and asking that he should be disqualified from contesting the next primaries of the party and the forthcoming governorship elections. Monkey pox : Outbreak in Nigeria with 558 cases, eight deaths

These allegations according to the group involved credit card fraud which reportedly led to the conviction of the state chief executive in the state of Miami,United States between 1986-1987.

In the petition,the group inform the General public that it
has received the mugshot of Prince Adedapo Oluseun Abiodun from the US criminal justice
records.

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Also obtained from the Miami State police department are Certified True Copies (CTC) of his
plethora felony indictments in 1986 and 1987, both as Shawn Michael David and Oladapo
Oluseun Abiodun.
Please find hereunder the REAL FACE of a confirmed credit card

“Also overleaf are CTC documents which one of our members, who is now an aspirant in the APC,
shall present in court to authenticate the criminal past of Gov. Abiodun and get him disqualified
from seeking re-election, if the APC either fails to disqualify him or makes the mistake of presenting
him as its flagbearer in the forthcoming Ogun State Gubernatorial Primaries, slated for May 18,
2022.
“To all banks doing business with Ogun State, we declare that you should be very careful as all
transactions handled during the government of this now-certified fraudster, who has fraudulently
found the vaults of Ogun State on his laps, shall be scrutinised by the EFCC at a no distant future. To
be forewarned is to be forearmed.
To all Elders of Ogun State, speak out now! Call Prince Dapo Abiodun to order. In 2019, no one knew
of his criminal past. Now that we all know, he should steer clear of Oke-Mosan and vanish into an
inglorious oblivion as the only criminal Chief Executive our dear State has had the misfortune to
elect.
To all media organisations who have refused to use these authentic materials, you have shown that
you prioritise profit more than your duty of holding society accountable. You are toxic and not fit to
occupy a space in professional journalism. We shall call you out very soon
Signed
Muyiwa Adetona
General Secretary
Cc:
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress.
All News Outlets
All Service Chiefs
The Nigeria Senate
The Federal House of Representatives.
The Ogun State House of Assembly
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
Ogun 2023: Afe Babalola’s firm writes APC national chair, asks him to disregard petitions against Abiodun

…says allegations spurious, baseless

A law chamber, Afe Babalola &Co, has urged the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, to disregard a petition before his office, seeking the disqualification of Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, from participating in the 2022 governorship primaries in the state.

The law firm, in the letter responding to the petition and dated April 19, 2022, described the petition dated 12th April, 2022, as full of spurious and unfounded allegations meant to mislead the party into disqualifying the governor  from participating in the 2023 gubernatorial election.

In the letter received at the National Secretariat of the APC by Ambassador Samuel Jimba on April 26, the law chamber said that the petition was not served on the governor, which according to it “was a deliberate move to deprive him of the opportunity to set the records straight and knowing full well that the petition was characterized by falsehood and malice”.

While noting that the petitions are nothing more than the machinations of political jobbers and saboteurs sponsored by desperate opposition elements to disrupt the peaceful political atmosphere in Ogun, spread rumours/propaganda about the governor and mislead the APC, said the petitioner relied on hearsays, urging Senator Adamu and national leadership of the APC to “disregard the hearsays”.

According to Afe Babalola & Co, the allegation of discrepancies in Governor Abiodun’s INEC Form CF001 for 2015 and 2019, is a statute-barred, arguing that the allegation can only form the basis of a cause of action in court 14 days from the day the governor filed and deposed to the forms.

It further stated that the alleged  contradiction in the two INEC Forms cannot longer be a ground to disqualify Governor Abiodun in the upcoming 2023 gubernatorial election, Forms CF001 for 2015 and 2019 are spent and cannot be used to determine the eligibility of the governor to contest in the next governorship election.

The law firm recalled that court cases were filed in court and petitions filed at the Governorship Election Tribunal seeking to disqualify the governor based on allegations of falsehood and inconsistency in the two INEC Forms, saying that both the Tribunal and courts were unanimous in their decisions not only that the allegations were status-barred, but held that the said Forms CF001 of 2015 and 2019 did not contain any false statement.

It further said the matter that the Supreme Court of Nigeria had also affirmed the decisions of the Tribunal and the Appeal Court, by dismissing the petition of false statement against the governor.

On the allegation that the governor had been convicted for an offence in 1986, the chamber said the  petitioner failed to attach any court judgment to the petition to this effect, hence, the allegation was baseless, asking the APC top echelon to discountenance as such.

The firm also denied the allegation in the petition that the governor has a former name, declaring that the governor has always been known as Prince Adedapo Oluseun Abiodun, adding that “he never bore the name ‘Shawn Michael Davis’ or any other name however described.

“His name is reflected in all his certificates and other former documents. We urge Your Excellency to disregard the petitioner’s unfounded allegation”, it pointed out.

Afe Babalola & Co, however, concluded that ” Your Excellency, it is not in doubt that all the allegations in the petition relate to our client’s Forms CF001 for 2015 and 2019 are baseless and unfounded. As shown above, the High Court of the FCT, Governorship Election Tribunal, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court have all held that the said allegations are unfounded and status-barred so that there would be no basis for disqualifying our client.

“Our client has been adjudged by the Tribunal and courts to be eminently qualified to contest the 2019 Ogun State gubernatorial election, which he won landslide.

“Since, as of today, the courts have held that our client is qualified under CFRN, the party cannot impose additional grounds for disqualification on him. Also, the APC Constitution and Guidelines for the conduct of primary elections cannot override the CFRN. Therefore, the party has no vires to prevent our client from contesting any election under its banner.

“As rightly admitted by the petitioner, only a court of law can disqualify our client. The party cannot disqualify him or prevent him from contesting in the party’s primary election.

“Your Excellency, our client is ready and willing to, at the screening stage for the party’s primary election, present his credentials and relevant document (including his primary school certificate, which has been alleged to be nonexistent) to establish his eligibility to contest in the upcoming 2023 governorship election in Ogun State.

“Therefore, we urge the party not to be distracted or misled by unfounded allegations aimed at preventing the party from presenting our client, who is the best candidate for the 2023 gubernatorial election, as the party’s flag bearer. We also urge the party not to give credence to any rumour which may scuttle the party’s chances in the said election.

” Finally, we pray that the petition should be disregarded as it is fraught with falsehood, speculation, inaccuracies “.