There was mild drama at a Federal High Court in Akure, as the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) disowned the suit challenging the candidature of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his running mate, Dr. Olaiyide Adelami.

The candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Hon Olugbenga Edema, has asked the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the nomination and the publication of the names Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy as candidates.

Edema, in the suit, asked the court to interpret the applicability of Section 15 of the Third Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) over the nomination of the APC candidates.

But the NNPP, through its National Legal Adviser, Mr. Robert Hon, said the party did not authorize any suit against the candidature of Aiyedatiwa and his Deputy. He asked that the name of the party be withdrawn from the suit.