*Awards N100,000 in favour INEC, N250,000 in favour of Gov Makinde, N250,000 in favour PDP
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ibadan on Friday, dismissed the petition of the Action Alliance (AA) and its gubernatorial candidate, Babatunde Samson Ajala against the election of Governor Seyi Makinde.
At the tribunal’s resumed sitting, the counsel to AA and its candidate; Barrister Etibo Orowo King told the tribunal that the party and its candidate have decided to discontinue the case.
Barrister Orowo King asked the tribunal to strike out the case in the interest of the state, adding, ” My prayer is for the cancellation of the result of the election. But, further reevaluation, we decided to discontinue the case in the interest of peace and tranquility”.
Also, Counsel to Governor Seyi Makinde who is the second respondent in the petition, Otunba Kunle Kalejaye (SAN) prayed the tribunal to dismiss the case.
” The petitioner said that the case should be struck out. We want the case to be dismissed. It is a petition that is dead on arrival”, he said.
The Justice Ejiro Emudainohwu led 3-man tribunal then dismissed the case and as well awarded a sum of N100,000 in favour of first respondent (Independent National Electoral Commission), a sum of N250,000 in favour of the second respondent (Governor Makinde) and a sum of N250,000 in favour of the third respondent (Peoples Democratic Party)
Other members of the tribunal that sat in Ibadan, the state capital are Justices Baraka Wali and I.S. Galadima.
