APC to withdraw suit challenging Kwara LG poll
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.
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