Breaking: Court strikes out suit to stop Obaseki from contesting Edo PDP primary election

Justice Emmanuel Obile of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has struck out an application by a governorship aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihiama seeking to stop Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, from participating in the party primaries scheduled for Thursday.
Justice Obile struck out the suit after all the parties in the matter agreed to resolve their issues.
Edo State Peoples Democratic Party Governorship aspirant, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihiama had asked for an out-of-court settlement in his suit to stop Governor Godwin Obaseki from participating in the primaries of the party.
Ogbeide-Ihiama made the application through his Lawyer, Ferdinand Ogbeh SAN, to settle out of court when the matter was heard before Justice Obile of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt.
The PDP governorship aspirant had asked the court to restrain Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki from contesting the party primaries after vowing not to step down for him.
The Court in the morning granted a three-hour stand down for parties to explore an amicable out-of-court settlement in the suit seeking to bar Obaseki from contesting governorship primary scheduled for Thursday.
Justice E.O. Obile granted the stand down following an oral application by the plaintiff’s lawyer, Mr Ferdinand Orbih (SAN).
The counsel for the respondents -Emmanuel Enoidem, Higher King, Alex Ejesiema, and M. E. Ani – did not object to the prayer for a stand-down to allow parties to talk.
Justice Obile had ordered the parties to within three hours discuss and document their terms of settlement.
He said the case would be recalled at 12.30pm for the parties to brief the court on the outcome of their discussion.
The Judge said the case would be recalled and adjourned the matter till 12.30pm for a contraction of hearing and possible decision on the matter.