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Ondo State Deputy Governor Aiyedatiwa withdraws suit against Ondo Assembly, Akeredolu

10 Oct 2023
Ondo State Deputy Governor Aiyedatiwa withdraws suit against Ondo Assembly, Akeredolu

On Monday, Ondo State's Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, informed the Federal High Court in Abuja that he was dropping the action he had brought to prevent being impeached by the Ondo State House of Assembly.

The Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Chief Judge of Ondo State, the House of Assembly, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Department of State Services were additional defendants in the lawsuit with the filing number FHC/ABJ/CS/1294/2023.

Following the involvement of the All Progressives Congress leadership in the case, Aiyedatiwa's attorney, Mr. Ebun-olu Adegboruwa (SAN), informed the court during the hearing on Monday that the deputy governor desired to withdraw the lawsuit.

The SAN mentioned that on October 6, Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, established a reconciliation committee to settle the conflict between some of the suit's parties.

According to Adegboruwa, continuing with the legal case could thwart the APC leadership's efforts at reconciliation.

In addition, he noted that on October 3, 2023, the Ondo State House of Assembly petitioned the National Judicial Council to dismiss Justice Emeka Nwite as the presiding judge.

He requested the court to delay taking any further action until the NJC had ruled on the petition.

However, the attorneys representing the Ondo State Governor and Chief Judge, Kazeem Gbadamosi (SAN) and Mutalib Ojo (SAN), opposed Adegboruwa and urged the court to proceed with the case.

Femi Emodamori, the Assembly's attorney, claimed in his submission that the Ondo Assembly had previously withdrawn its complaint against the judge.

Justice Nwite postponed making a decision until October 6.

In the lawsuit, Aiyedatiwa had asked for an order of interim injunction prohibiting Akeredolu, his servants, or privies from threatening, harassing, or embarrassing him or stopping him from performing his duties as the deputy governor of Ondo State.

The court had approved his requests and continued the case until Monday to hear the main issue.

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