PROF. ALBERT FOLORUNSHO OGUNSOLA V. ALHAJI MOHAMMED ABIODUN USMAN (FOR HIMSELF AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF KWARA STATE BRANCH OF ALL PEOPLE PARTY (APP))

ONNOGHEN, JCA: (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the High Court of justice of Kwara State sitting at Ilorin in suit No. KWS/122/2001 delivered by Hon. Justice J.A. Ibiwoye on 8th October 2001 in which he granted an interlocutory order of injunction against the appellant.

From the evidence before the court, both parties are members of a political party known as All Peoples Party (APP), of Kwara State branch. The appellant was elected Chairman of the Kwara State branch of All Peoples

Party (hereinafter referred to as APP) in the first week of September 1998 and remained in that office until sometime in March, 2001 when he was purportedly removed by the National Secretariat of the party acting through

the National Chairman and Secretary. Consequent upon his removal, a caretaker committee was set up to manage the affairs of the party in Kwara State.

Being dissatisfied with the action of the National Officers of the party, the appellant sued them at Abu…