The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has withdrawn the suit he
filed before a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the moves by the 19
All Progressives Congress lawmakers in the state House of Assembly to
remove him from office.
Meanwhile, a similar suit filed by his seven supporters, who are members of
the Peoples Democratic Party in the state House of Assembly, is still
pending before Justice Evoh Chukwu of the same Federal High Court in
Abuja.
Justice Chukwu, who had on April 23, refused to grant an ex parte
application for an interim injunction restraining the 19 lawmakers from going
ahead with the impeachment process, had slated May 4 for hearing in the
said suit.
Justice Mohammed on Wednesday struck out the suit filed by Fayose and
three others after their counsel, Mr. Adeola Adedipe, informed the court
that he had filed a notice of discontinuance of the suit on behalf of his
clients.
The plaintiffs in the suit are Dele Olugbemi (the Peoples Democratic Party
factional speaker); the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Fayose and Kolapo
Olusola.
Apart from Omirin, other defendants in the suit are the Inspector General of
Police, the Independent National Electoral Commission, and the Chief Judge
of Ekiti State, Justice Ayodeji Daramola.
Both the Inspector-General of Police and the Chief Judge of Ekiti State did
not send lawyers to represent them in court during the pendency of the suit.
Justice Mohammed had on April 16, 2015, adjourned till Wednesday to
enable the embattled Speaker of the Ekiti House of Assembly, Omirin, to
show cause why the application for an interim injunction halting the
impeachment process should not be granted.
Fayose and other plaintiffs had filed the suit to set aside the impeachment
notice served on him and the entire steps taken by the APC lawmakers with
regard to the moves to remove him from office.
But in a dramatic twist, the plaintiffs’ counsel, Adedipe, appeared in court
on Wednesday to apply for the discontinuation of the case.
Adedipe told Justice Mohammed, “On behalf of the plaintiffs, we want to
inform the noble court that pursuant to Order 2 Rule 2(1) of the rules of
this court, we filed a notice of discontinuance on April 24, 2015 and we
urge the court to strike out this suit in its entirety.”
SOURCE.:
http://www.punchng.com/news/fayose-others-withdraw-anti-impeachment-suit/

Hmm

Fayose getting ready for the foools full time