Seven state governments controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have discontinued a suit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court, challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu as President-elect
The states are Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Taraba, and Sokoto.
In the suit which had the attorneys general of the seven states as plaintiffs and the Attorney General of the Federation as defendant, the seven states had asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the just concluded general elections, as they claimed that the declaration of Tinubu did not follow the Electoral Act and INEC’s own laid-down guidelines, particularly the uploading of results to the IREV through the BVAS.
They also expressed fear of a potential breakdown of public order and civil disobedience.
The Notice of Discontinuance signed by their lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, on Friday, said “Take notice that the plaintiffs doth hereby wholly discontinue this suit against the defendant herein.”
The suit was discontinued because the results had already been announced and a president-elect declared. Having been overtaken by events, it will now be a matter for the tribunal to handle.
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