SDP seeks stay of High Court judgement on leadership dispute

The Social Democratic Party, SDP has approached the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division, seeking an bid staying the execution of a Federal High Court judgement that recognised Salawu-Adeniyi Mustapha Olaitan arsenic the party’s governorship campaigner for the 2026 Osun governorship election, pending the determination of its appeal.

The application, contained successful a Motion connected Notice filed earlier the appellate court, besides seeks to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from taking immoderate steps to instrumentality the judgement until the entreaty is heard and determined.

Court documents showed that the appeal, marked CA/ABJ/CV/1011/2026, arose from the judgement delivered connected June 24, 2026, by Justice Mohammed Garuba Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, successful Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/402/2026.

The SDP is the appellant/applicant successful the matter, portion Salawu-Adeniyi Mustapha Olaitan, INEC, the party’s expelled National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, and expelled National Youth Leader Uchechukwu Chukwuma, who are some facing transgression prosecution astatine the Wuse Magistrate tribunal are besides listed arsenic respondents.

The question was brought pursuant to Section 17 of the Court of A...