Ajimobi commends co-contestants over suit withdrawal

Alhaji Idris Abiola-Ajimobi, son of the late Gov Abiola Ajimobi, All Progressives Congress (APC), the Oyo State House of Assembly candidate, has commended his co-contestants for withdrawing their suit against his candidature.

Abiola-Ajimobi, gave the commendation in a statement signed by his Media Aide, Lateef Alade, on Friday in Ibadan.

Revealed  that Abiola-Ajimobi had won the party’s primaries on May 26 to contest the Ibadan South-West II State Constituency seat in the 2023 general elections.

However, the duo of Michael Famurewa and Olawale Ayilara, who contesting the Assembly primaries against Abiola-Ajimobi, had approached the court over outcomes of the primaries.

It was gathered that the court had struck out the case challenging Abiola-Ajimobi’s candidature, following withdrawal of the suit in his honour, by Famurewa and Ayilara.

Abiola-Ajimobi said that the plaintiffs had demonstrated high level maturity and loyalty to the party by their actions of withdrawing the suit instituted against his candidature.

Therefore, expressed appreciation to  his co-contestants and the party leaders for their intervention, which led to amicable resolution of the issue.

Abiola-Ajimobi assured all members of the party, including his co-contestants, of quality representation, promising to justify the confidence reposed in him.

“I assure our leaders, co-contestants, constituents and other members of the party that I will justify the confidence reposed in me through quality representation,” he said.(NAN)

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