Osun 2026: Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Oyebamiji’s Disqualification, Awards Costs Against Plaintiff

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THE Osun State government under the leadership of Governor Ademola Adeleke and his proxy Action Peoples Party, on Wednesday suffered a defeat as the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo dismissed eligibility suit against the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming governorship election in Osun state, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji popularly called AMBO.

The court described the Plaintiffs as meddlesome interloper as there was no any incontrovertible evidence to back and prove the case beyond any reasonable doubt.

This is just as the court awarded a sum of 200,000 naira against the plaintiffs for being meddlesome interlopers.

Recall that the suit was filed to seek disqualification of Oyebamiji from contesting the August 15th, 2026 gubernatorial election in the state.

Delivering the well considered judgment in Suit No. FHC/OS/CS/50/2026 between APP v. Bola Oyebamiji & 2 Ors today 15th July, 2026, Hon. Justice Funmilayo Dame-Ajayi held that the Plaintiff’s suit disclosed no reasonable cause of action as canvased by the counsel to the Respondent and which goes to the root of power of court look into the matter.

The court held that Preliminary Objections filed by Mr. Muhydeen Adeoye Esq, the counsel to the 2nd Respondent and other counsel had to be first resolved and subsequently held that the Plaintiff failed to show that it participated in the primary elections of the 2nd and 3rd Respondents and as such lacked locus standi to institute the action.

Justice Dame-Ajayi found the plaintiff to be meddlesome in the instant action and dismissed the suit for lacking merit.

It is in the public domain that the incumbent government has been using another political platform to institute different cases against the APC governorship flag-bearer. Example of this was the Contempt proceedings against the reinstated Chairmen and councillors of the APC which was also dismissed.

With this sound judgment, it is crystal clear that the APC governorship candidate is off legal incumbrances as the state approaches next governorship election.