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Former senator drops case against All Progressives Congress over disqualification of aspirants.
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Decision follows intervention by party leaders including Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Bisi Akande.
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Lawsuit earlier filed at the Federal High Court of Nigeria in Osogbo.
Former senator Iyiola Omisore has withdrawn a lawsuit he filed against the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the disqualification of some governorship aspirants ahead of the party’s primary election in Osun State.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday in Osogbo by the Director-General of Omisore’s campaign organisation, Ajibola Famurewa.
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The suit, marked FHC/OS/CS/261/2025 and titled Senator Iyiola Omisore v. APC & ANR, was filed after seven out of eight aspirants were reportedly disqualified by the party’s screening panel ahead of the governorship primary.
According to the campaign organisation, the case was instituted to challenge the validity of the panel’s decision, which it alleged violated provisions of the Electoral Act 2022.
In the originating summons dated December 9, 2025, Omisore had asked the Federal High Court of Nigeria sitting in Osogbo to determine whether the APC could impose qualification or disqualification criteria on aspirants beyond what is provided in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999.
He had also sought an order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising any primary election conducted by the APC to nominate a governorship candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
However, the campaign organisation said the suit was later withdrawn following the intervention of prominent party leaders, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Osun governor Bisi Akande.
The organisation urged members of the APC and the public to disregard reports suggesting that the case was still pending, while calling for unity within the party ahead of the August 15 governorship election in the state.