Tribunal Dismisses APM’s Petition against Makinde

By Jeffery Ahonmisi

The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan has dismissed the petition of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, against the March 18 governorship victory of the Peoples Democratic candidate, Mr Seyi Makinde.

Delivering the ruling, Justice Ejiro Emudainohwu while dismissing the petition also awarded the cost of one million naira each to the second and third respondents who are the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Mr Seyi Makinde.

Reacting after the ruling, counsel to Mr. Seyi Makinde, Otunba Kunle Kalejaiye, SAN, applauded Justice Emudainohwu for awarding the cost and dismissing the petition to serve as a deterrent to political parties who might want to file a frivolous petition and waste precious time and resources of the court.

Also reacting counsel to the Allied Peoples Movement, Mr. Henry Bello said the party decided to withdraw the petition since the party’s governorship candidate in the March 18 election, Mr. Adeniran Oluwaseyi had congratulated Governor Seyi Makinde on his victory.

Recalled that the state executives of the Allied Peoples Movement had on Monday this week withdrawn the National Parties Petition against the victory of Mr. Seyi Makinde in the March 18 governorship election.

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