All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and its Enugu State governorship candidate, Frank Nweke Jr., yesterday, withdrew the petition filed against the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, challenging the outcome of the March 18 governorship election in the state.
The petitioners’ counsel, Prof. Race Achara, while addressing the tribunal, said his client wished to make an oral application to withdraw the petition, with suit number EPTEN/GOV/07/2023, from the court.
Achara said: “My lords, as my client has instructed, I wish to make an oral application before the tribunal to withdraw the petition filed against the 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents in this matter so that we will no longer waste the time of the court, as we were not able to gather evidence that will help in prosecuting the matter.”
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mbah and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), respectively. Replying, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respondents told the court that they had no objection to Nweke’s application. The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice M. K Akano, therefore, made a ruling striking out the petition.
