Abimbola, after the general election had in a suit headed to the Kogi State National Assembly election tribunal in Kogi State, the tribunal expected to sit in Lokoja, the State Capital had earlier moved to the Wuse Magistrate Court FCT Abuja due to the prevailing and worsening security situation in the state under the APC led State government of Yahaya Bello.
The petitioner asked the tribunal to among others determine whether Elder Leke Abejide was lawfully elected in accordance with the electoral laws of the land.
He also asked the court to declare the Yagba House of Representative Election noid and void due to electoral irregularities of ballot stuffing masterminded by his own party APC and therefore order a rerun election immediately.
He claimed this was in violation of the mandatory provisions of the Electoral laws 2010 as amended.
However, in land mark judgment, presided over by Justice Chijioke threw away the case against Hon(ELD) Leke Abejide on the ground that the petition lacks diligent prosecution. The petition was also struck out due to absence of prosecution witnesses from the petitioner as requested by the tribunal.
Reacting to judgment, a political stakeholder from Yagba, Chief Dare Mayegun, described the ruling as brilliant and noted that the judgment couldn’t have gone otherwise.
Also reacting to the landmark judgement, Hon. Leke's counsel Bar. Oluwole Aladedoye said the petition do not only lack diligent prosecution but also lack common sense in its entirety.
Member- elect, Hon.(ELD) Leke Abejide in his reaction thanked God almighty for the ruling and also extended olive branch to his opponent, Henry Ambibola at the to join in working for the development of Yagba land.
” I want to use this medium to appeal to Henry Ambibola and the APC to join hands with me to bring the needed development to our federal Constituency”.
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