Court Rejects Jimoh Ibrahim’s Lawsuit Regarding Ondo Election

Court Rejects Jimoh Ibrahim’s Lawsuit Regarding Ondo Election....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

A suit filed by Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim (APC-Ondo) challenging the emergence of Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate in the April 20 governorship primaries has been dismissed by a Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja………..CONTINUE READING

Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on Wednesday, dismissed the suit after Ibrahim’s counsel, Olakunle Lawal, withdrew the suit. Justice Ekwo noted that Ibrahim’s notice of withdrawal dated May 27 but filed on May 28, which was not opposed by the defendants, led to the dismissal of the suit as parties had joined issues with one another.

In the suit, Ibrahim sued APC, Aiyedatiwa, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as 1st to 3rd defendants respectively. The suit was filed by his lawyer, Chief Chris Uche, SAN.

Ibrahim, an aspirant in the primaries and a senator representing Ondo South at the Senate, had prayed the court to set aside the April 20 governorship poll of the party that produced Gov. Aiyedatiwa as its candidate. He urged the court to declare that Aiyedatiwa is not the valid candidate of APC due to the party’s alleged non-compliance with electoral laws and party guidelines.

He sought an order of perpetual injunction restraining the governor from parading himself as the APC’s governorship candidate for the November general election in Ondo State. Ibrahim also prayed the court for a mandatory injunction compelling INEC to delist the names of APC and Aiyedatiwa from the list of political parties and governorship candidates for the state’s election.

The APC’s lawyer, Tayo Oyetibo, SAN, informed the court that the party had written a letter to the Chief Judge of FHC for the matter to be transferred to the Akure division, awaiting the CJ’s response.

Counsel for the governor, Bode Olanipekun, SAN, and INEC’s lawyer, Charlesi Edosanwan, confirmed Oyetibo’s position in a letter to the CJ. However, Uche argued that the issue of the letter cannot be discussed in the court since the letter was not before him.

The judge ordered the defendants to file their defense and adjourned the matter for hearing. After Lawal informed the court of the notice of withdrawal on Wednesday, the defendants acknowledged receipt of the application. Though the defendants did not oppose the application for withdrawal, Edosanwan prayed the court to strike out the matter

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