Five Oyo State Officers of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), State Deputy Chairman, John Adejumo; Secretary, Oke Ademola; Assistant Secretary, Aderoju Bolatito; Treasurer, Babajide Musa and Assistant Treasurer, Lamidi Quadri on Friday have approached the Federal High Court Ibadan seeking the removal of the National Chairman, YusufMamman Dantalle and the National Secretary, Oyadeyi Ayodele Adebayo for currently serving a third term in office .
The Defendants in the Suit filed at the Federal High Court, Ibadan are the Allied People’s Movement (First Defendant); Yusuf Mamman Dantalle (APM National Chairman, 2nd Defendant); Oyadeyi Adebayo ( APM National Secretary, Third Defendant) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the Fourth Defendant.
The Plaintiffs, John Adejumo and four others in the originating Summons marked FHC / IB/ CS/ 122/ 2026 has sued the Allied People’s Movement, (APM); Yusuf Mamman Dantalle, (APM National Chairman); Oyadeyi Ayodele Adebayo, (APM National Secretary;) and the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC).
The Plaintiffs in the suit, John Adejumo, Oyo State Deputy Chairman of the APM, and four other officers of the party in the state, urge the court to remove the National Chairman, Yusuf Mamman Dantalle, and the National Secretary, Oyadeyi Ayodele Adebayo, the APM National Chairman and National Secretary, from office because they had earlier served a second and final term in office.
The plaintiffs are therefore praying the Court to “declare that by a proper construction of Article 14(a) and 14(b) of the APM Constitution, the 2nd and 3rd Defendants who purport to be elected officers and who have served two consecutive terms of Four Years each in their respective offices is not eligible to contest or be re-elected for a third substantive term in the same office. Section 233 of the 1999 Constitution as altered, Article 14(a) and 14(b) of the APM Constitution, the tenure of office for an elected officer is four (4) years, renewable once for a maximum of two terms, and no officer who has served two terms is eligible for re-election to the same office for a third substantive term”
The Plaintiffs are also “seeking an order of injunction restraining the 4th Defendant, (INEC) from accepting the re-election of the 2nd and 3rd Defendants as National Chairman and National Secretary of the 1st Defendant, (Allied People’s Movement, (APM)”.
The Plaintiffs, John Adejumo and Four Others in the suit are asking the court to determine; “Whether having regard to the provision of Section 223 of the 1999 Constitution as altered, Article 1 and 14 of the Constitution of the Allied People’s Movement, (APM) elected officers and members of the 4th Defendant are bound by and strictly required to act in accordance with the provisions of the said constitution.
“Whether a proper construction of Article 14(a) and 14(b) of the Allied People’s Movement Constitution is that an elected officer who has served two (2) consecutive terms of four (4) Years) each in a specific office is eligible to contest or be re-elected for a third substantive term in the same office.
“Whether, having regard to Article 1, 7, 14(a) and 14 (b) of the Allied People’s Movement Constitution, the General Congress/ Convention can lawfully authorize, approve, or ratify the election of any officer designed to extend, create, or confer a third substantive tenure upon the 2nd and 3rd Defendants in violation of the Constitution.
“Whether the 4th Defendant ( INEC) can lawfully recognize, accept, or act upon any notice, resolution, or election results emanating from the First Defendant, which purport to return the Second and the Third Defendants for a third term in violation of Section 223 of the 1999 Constitution as altered, and Article 14(b) of the APM Constitution”.
Speaking with journalists, the Plaintiffs in the suit also alleged that the Oyo State Chairman of the party, Otunba Fagbemi Adegbenro, is also serving a Third term in office.
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