On Thursday Jan 30, 2014 members of the Association of
Nigeria Theatre Practitioners (ANTP) gathered in Ibadan, Oyo state in Federal
High Court 3 to resolve the leadership hitches in the association. The
leadership crisis dates back to February 10, 2010 between star actor, Dele
Odule and theatre practitioner, Victor Ashaolu. It was eventually decided by
Justice Bolaji Yussuf that Victor Ashaolu is the legal ANTP leader.
The crisis deepened when one of the contestants, Victor
Ashaolu in September 2010, claimed another election held and it was a landslide
victory for him with votes from seven states the ANTP was operating from. The
states namely Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Ekiti, Kwara and Lagos, he claimed, voted
massively for him to emerge as the President, while his opponent, Dele Odule
and his supporters boycotted the September 22, 2010 election in Ilorin, Kwara State.
Since then, the battle for the leadership of the ANTP has
continued to dominate discussions and meetings before Ashaolu eventually went
to court seeking the Judiciary to validate his election and declare him as the
President.
However, on Jan 30, the embattled leaders came before Justice
Bolaji Yussuf of the Federal High Court 3, Ring road, Ibadan for the final judgment,
where Ashaolu won the case and was pronounced as ANTP leader.
Those present at Ibadan court include, Chief Lere Paimo,
Oloye Jimoh Aliu, Prince Jide Kosoko, Rasak Adewale ( Sokoti) Bolaji Amusan
(Mr. LATIN), Oyewole Olowomojuore ( Baba Gebu), Tajudeen Gbadamosi, Feso
Oyewole, Peju Ogunmola, Yomi Fash-Lanso, Babatunde Bamgbode ( Fokoko), Ojo
Olowojolu and Yomi Faleye (Osagie), Toyosi Adesanya, Yomi Fabiyi, Bola Obot,
,ANTP governors and representatives from Oyo, Ogun, Kwara, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun
and Lagos.
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Will Odule tk dat
ReplyDeleteNolywod is infested wit asso & guild fights. Gos help dem
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