An Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos Friday struck out an application challenging James Abiodun Faleke’s victory in the House of Representatives election of February 23.

Mr Faleke, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is the member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the lower chamber.

The tribunal chaired by Justice Kunaza M. Hamidu made the order following a motion by the petitioner, Mutiu Olakunle Okunola, to withdraw his application.

Mr Okunola contested the poll against Faleke on May 23 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP).

He dragged Faleke, the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the tribunal, praying for a reversal of Faleke’s victory and a declaration that he was the rightful winner of the election.
Okunola, however, recently defected to the APC.

At the resumed hearing of the application Friday, Okunola’s counsel, Owoyemi Ibrahim, told the panel that his client had decided to withdraw the application against all the respondents.

Ibrahim said that in withdrawing the application, he filed a motion pursuant to Section 145(1) of the Electoral Act, 2010, with an 11 paragraph-affidavit deposed to by the petitioner, Okunola.

He prayed the panel to grant the motion.

Responding, counsel to Faleke and the APC, Messrs Kolawole Salami and Ademola Adefolaju, who held the brief of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Gboyega Oyewole, said their clients would not oppose the petitioner.



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President: North
Vice President: West
Senate President: North
House Speaker: West

Two lesson learnt:
1. You cannot reap where you did not sow.
2. Don't play bitter politics.

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Hmmm

Okoro, cry me a River

Cool

The beauty of democracy.

Fight for these people at your own peril

The challenger has changed party what else?

9jvirgin:
President: North
Vice President: West
Senate President: North
House Speaker: West

[b]Two lesson learnt:
1. You cannot reap where you did not sow.
2. Don't play bitter politics.

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The petitioner decamped to APC. it is proper for him to withdraw the case.

PDP is dead in lagos

It's Only a foolish man that wouldn't know Lagos is cursed with tinubu and APC , no wonder the state is always backwards. Mega city of dirt.

The only people I pity here are the igbos are are killing themselves for PDP.

This politicians are not worth dying for but my igbo brothers will never learn.

Hate will kill this people I swear

9jvirgin:
President: North
Vice President: West
Senate President: North
House Speaker: West

Two lesson learnt:
1. You cannot reap where you did not sow.
2. Don't play bitter politics.

go and withdraw the amount given to you from the bank now that they are from your place.

Ok

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