APC to withdraw suit challenging Kwara LG poll

Date: 2014-05-14

The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has indicated its interest to withdraw the suit it filed against the Peoples Democratic Party. The matter is before an Ilorin High Court presided over by Justice Sulieman Kawu.

In the suit, APC challenged the local government election held on October 26, 2013 in the state.

But the current APC Kwara State Secretary, Mr. Yemi Afolayan in a letter obtained by our correspondent in Ilorin on Tuesday stated that APC was no longer interested in the matter.

Afolayan, in the two-page letter dated May 8, 2014 which was addressed to the plaintiff's lead counsel, Mr Deji Gbadeyan, said APC was willing to discontinue with the matter.

The letter was copied to counsel to Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, Mr Adebayo Adelodun (SAN), the High Court Registrar and KWASIEC Chairman.

"I wish to inform you that our party, All Progressives Congress is no longer interested in the matter, which is in the court of Hon. Justice Sulieman Kawu," Afoloyan said.

The APC had challenged the conduct of the October 26, 2013 local government election in the state.

It had with six other plaintiffs sued KWASIEC, PDP and the Labour Party.

The motion, filed by the Party's lawyer, Deji Gbadeyan, contained a 10-paragraph affidavit deposed to by one Ayodeji Kudabo from Gbadeyan's Chambers.

The plaintiffs in a motion filed by Gbadeyan had averred that KWASIEC and PDP went ahead to conduct and participate in the elections on Saturday knowing well that all the parties concerned were in court over the matter.

It had prayed the court for an order of injunction restraining KWSIEC from conducting the election.

But Kawu on October 25 in his ruling stated that the applicants failed to satisfy him on the reason to stop the LG election.

He consequently ruled against APC and dismissed its application to stop the election.

He ruled that the applicants have failed to satisfy him on why he should stop the Local Government Election.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     BECE     20 Billion Bond     Folorunsho Alao     Saba Jibril     Trade Lenda SME Fair     NULGE     Rasaq Jimoh     AbdulGafar Tosho     Yemi Osinbajo     Olatunde Michaels     Akanji     Seni Saraki     Oba Abu     Moremi High School     Lithium Deposit     3MTT     Umar Saro     Okanlawon Taiwo     NaAllah     Surajudeen Akanbi     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Illyasu Abdullahi     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Turaki     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Abubakar Lah     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Ita-Ore     Wahab Abayawo     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Fatai Olodo     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Sadiq Umar     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Timothy Akangbe     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Yahaya Seriki     Al-Ilory     Afonja     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Ayobami Seriki     Oke-Odo     Abdulkarim Adisa     Edret Sabi Abel     John Olobayo     Salaudeen Oyewale     NAWOJ     Jumoke F. Ajao     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Smart School     Eghe Igbinehi     Jare Olatundun     Leke Ogungbe     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Guber Aspirant     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Alao Ayotunde     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Curfew     Ndakene     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Abubakar Imam     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Elekoyangan     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Saliu Ajia     Wole Oke     Garba Idris Ajia     Albert Ogunsola     Bamikole Omishore    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Innocent Okoye     Riskat Opakunle     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Summit University     NIPOGA     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Baakini     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Abdulwahab Ololele     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Bareke     Toyin Falola     Centre For Digital Economy     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Abubakar Aliagan     Ilesha-Baruba     Mohammed Lawal     Agbarere     Amuda Aluko     Tunde Oyawoye     Kazeem Oladepo     Olatinwo     Arandun     Kuliyan Geri     Siraj Oyewale     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Olukotun Of Ikotun     KWTV     Elerin Of Adanla     Ojo Fadumila     Adegoke Bamidele     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     IQRA College     Doyin Agbamu     Adama Isa     Waheed Ibrahim     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     NSCIA     Olayinka Are     Kwara Metro Park     Muritala Olarewaju     Tsaragi     Sheikh Ariyibi     Balogun Fulani     Ibrahim Taiwo     Yemi Osinbajo     Zainab Abass     Adebara     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Isiaka Danmeromu     Gbenga Adebayo     Ballah     Kemi Adeosun     Tsado Manman     Ganmo     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     ITP     Sabi     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Al-Hikmah University     Na\'Allah     Saka Keji     Niyi Ogundiran     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Alfa Yahaya Road     Ramat Oganija     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Ibrahim Bio     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Olokoba Sulyman     Talaka Parapo     Wahab Egbewole     Lai Gobir