Justice Taofikat Oyekan-Abdullahi made the order following the applicants' prayer to withdraw the charge.
A Lagos High Court in Igbosere has struck out a contempt application filed against the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, and other members of the party’s National Working Committee. The claimants in the suit are Dr Adegbola Dominic, for state chairman of the party; Elder John Babatunde Agbaje, Alhaji Fatai Ajisefinni and Chief Taiwo Kuye, of the PDP's Lagos State chapter.
The claimants alleged that Secondus, Obi and the others disobeyed the court’s order of November 12, 2019, which restrained them from conducting a special election for vacant offices in the party's Lagos chapter. Francis Akinlotan appeared as counsel for all claimants, Emmanuel Enoidem appeared for Secondus, Obi, the PDP and three other defendants. Akinlotan informed the judge of the claimants' intention to abandon their contempt application. "I want to withdraw my contempt application so that we can go to the merit of the case," he said.
Following Akinlotan's refusal to concede costs, Justice Oyekan-Abdullahi held,"Since the learned counsel is the sole conducting officer of his case, he has graciously applied to court to withdraw the contempt proceedings application. "There is nothing more important in contempt proceedings than attendance, composure and remorse in the face of the contemnors.
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