The Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Jimoh Ibrahim has announced the formal withdrawal of a lawsuit filed to seek nullification of the primary election that produced Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.<\/p>\n
From the April 20 primary election, Aiyedatiwa emerged as the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for the forthcoming election in Ondo State.<\/p>\n
The situation didn\u2019t go well with the senator which made him approach a Federal High Court in Abuja, citing irregularities.<\/p>\n
Ibrahim, in a Tuesday statement, said this decision was a result of a personal intervention by President Bola Tinubu who reached out to him and had a productive meeting.<\/p>\n
According to him, he noted that Tinubu assured him of his commitment to enhancing internal democracy within our party.<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on his assurances and leadership, I have decided to withdraw the case to support his efforts to pave a new way forward for our party,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The senator also noted Aiyedatiwa\u2019s effort and urged the general public to see the withdrawn suit as a gift to mark Tinubu\u2019s one year in office.<\/p>\n
These were disclosed in the statement titled, \u201cPresidential intervention and notice of withdrawal suit No
\nFHC\/ABJ\/CS\/588\/2024.\u201d<\/p>\n
He acknowledged his \u201cabsolute\u201d respect for Tinubu saying that he can never disobey him.<\/p>\n
It read, \u201cThe suit is now withdrawn due to the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR. The President called me and had a meeting with me.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe assured me that he would as the leader of the party improve on internal democracy within our party, and I would need to withdraw the case to enable him to chart a way forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa earlier visited my Asokoro residence for several hours after another unsuccessful visit to my hotel room in Akure.<\/p>\n
\u201cI cannot disobey the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria because the issue I am fighting for is not personal.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is simply to improve internal democracy to which the President has promised improvement. My respect for the President is absolute!<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me use this opportunity to thank Mr. President for the words of wisdom and encouragement during my meeting with him which lasted over one hour and his various interactions with me on the telephone during which he emphasized his commitment to internal democracy over and over again. Thank you, Mr. President.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the statement, the withdrawal of this \u201clegendary suit\u201d is concise with the first anniversary of Mr President\u2019s incredible performance in office, and this is my gift of the \u201ccake\u201d of the first anniversary! Thank you all for your support.<\/p>\n
The Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Jimoh Ibrahim has announced the formal withdrawal of a lawsuit filed to seek nullification of the primary election that produced Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n