A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has
struck out a suit to stop Governor Godwin Obaseki from participating in the
People’s Democratic Party primaries.
Ahead of Thursday’s primary elections,
Justice Emmanuel Obile struck out the suit after all the parties in the matter
agreed to resolve their issues.
Edo
State Peoples Democratic Party Governorship aspirant, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihiama
had asked for an out-of-court settlement in his suit to stop Governor Godwin
Obaseki from participating in the primaries of the party.
Ogbeide-Ihiama made the application through
his Lawyer, Ferdinand Ogbeh SAN, to settle out of court when the matter was
heard before Justice Obile of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt.
The
PDP governorship aspirant had asked the court to restrain Edo State Governor,
Godwin Obaseki from contesting the party primaries after vowing not to step
down for him.
Details later…
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