A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled October 16 for a ruling on the application filed by Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, seeking to withdraw his case against the Ondo State House of Assembly and other parties. Aiyedatiwa had filed the case against several entities, including the Inspector-General of Police, the Department of State Services, the Ondo State Governor, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Chief Judge of Ondo State, and the House of Assembly. In his motion, he had requested an interim injunction to prevent Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and his associates from obstructing his duties as the deputy governor of the state.
He added that going ahead with the court proceedings could affect the party’s efforts.
Adegboruwa also told the court that the Ondo Assembly wrote a petition to the National Judicial Council on October 3, 2023, against the presiding judge.
He urged the court to wait for the action of the NJC on the petition before going ahead with the matter.
Responding, counsel for the Ondo State governor, Kazeem Gbadamosi, and the Chief Judge, Mutalib Ojo, respectively, urged the court to go ahead with the case, adding that the issue of jurisdiction must first be determined by the court.
In his submission, the counsel for the assembly, Femi Emodamori, said the Ondo assembly had on October 6 written a letter and affidavit to the NJC, withdrawing the petition.
The Presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, adjourned the case to October 16 for ruling on the submissions.