The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ibadan has dismissed the last petition by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) against the election of Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the Tribunal also awarded N1 million cost to the 2nd and 3rd Respondents, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The decision was unanimous, with all three members of the Tribunal agreeing that the petition was frivolous and without merit.
The Petitioner, APM, had filed the petition on March 28, 2023, challenging the results of the election.
However, the APM had filed to withdraw its petition on Monday, July 10, 2023.
The Counsel to APM, Mr H .Bello had said that the petitioner had lost interest on the outcome of the petition and based on this reason, he was instructed by the party’s National Chairman to file an application for the withdrawal of the petition.
The Tribunal had fixed Thursday, July 13, 2023, for the hearing of the matter.
