Looming Attack: Carpenter and Furniture Union Send SOS to Ondo State Govt
It has come to the notice of the leadership of the Carpenter and Furniture Union (CF) under the chairmaship of Comrade Adekunle Obolo that some group of people are planning to attack the Secretariat again.
It could be recalled that these same sets of people has earlier this year attacked the State Secretariat of the Union during our monthly meeting where the union’s property were destroyed, money and bags of rice given to the union by the government were carted away.
In an attempt to sacked the state executive of the Union, some elders of the union instituted a lawsuit at the State High Court Akure Judicial Division asking the Court to declare our seat illegal, saying the election that brought us to office is null and void.
The Elders who instituted the lawsuit are Elder Sunday Ajayi, Elder Rufus Oladapo, Elder Aisida Matthew, Elder Folorusho Ojo and Elder Sola Okesola who are the claimant while we are the defendants (Comrade Adekunle Obolo, Olusegun Michael and Albert Awobusuyi).
The Elders claimed that, they have the power to oversee the activities of the union including election as the Board of Trustees under the constitution of the Union of which the election that brought Comrade Obolo led executive to office was done without their approval.
In his ruling, Justice Alero Akeredolu struck out the case saying under the Union 2022 Constitution as amended, the elder has no constitutional right on the case brought before the court.
The Justice while striking out the case asked the status quo to remain saying the defendants have not errred under the law with the amended constitution of the 2022.
Meanwhile, Adekunle Obolo led executive has instituted a criminal charges against some of the expelled members and elders of the union who attacked the Union’s Secretariat and the case is still pending at the Magistrate Court and ruling has not been given.
With the victory from the High Court which some people are not happy with, they are planning to attack the Secretariat of the union in commando style again and we are calling on the state government to call whoever is planning the attack to order.
We are also using this medium to inform the security agencies in the state of the plan attack on the leadership of the union.
We are law abiding citizens of Ondo State and we will not be part of anything that will truncate the peace and order that people of Ondo State are enjoying.
Whoever is not comfortable with the High Court ruling should approach higher Court for appeal rather than using crude and illegal method to get justice.
All relevant government agencies should be on look out for these people trying to cause havoc and mayhem in the state.
E-Signed:
Comrade Adekunle Obolo
State Chairman, CFU, Ondo State.