The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has not been served with the court order on the removal of Chief Olagunsoye Oyinlola, as the National Secretary of PDP.
Oyinlola was ordered to vacate the office after a High Court presided by Justice Abdul Kafarati, held that there was merit in a suit that was entered against him by Chieftains of the party in Ogun State.
On the other hand, Oyinlola approached the Abuja Division of the Appeal Court, begging it to invoke its powers and reinstate him.
Oyinlola who was ousted from office by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday, told the appellate court that trial Justice Abdul Kafarati erred in law when he assumed jurisdiction over a dispute he said bothered on intra-party affair.
He argued that not only did Justice Karafati overreached his powers, but went ahead and sacked him from office “against the weight of evidence.”
According to him, “the learned trial erred in Law when he overruled the Preliminary Objection to the jurisdiction of the court and assumed jurisdiction and delivered Judgment.”
Mr Kayode Idowu, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, said in Abuja on Tuesday that there was need for such an order before INEC could remove the name of Oyinlola as PDP scribe.
He told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that a specific order had to be obtained for intensive study to know the steps to be taken by INEC.
“There has not been any specific order with regards to the removal and if there is an order directing the commission to remove his name as national secretary, then, INEC will comply.
Idowu said that PDP as a party had not written to the commission on the removal of Oyinlola as its national secretary.
He said that INEC, as a political umpire, would always abide by the law of the land and ensure stability of the democratic dispensation.
NAN recalled that Oyinlola was sacked as the PDP national secretary by an Abuja High Court recently.