Jimoh Ibrahim withdraws suit seeking to void Ondo APC guber primary

Jimoh Ibrahim, senator representing Ondo south, has withdrawn a suit seeking to void the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary poll in Ondo state.

Ibrahim had lost out to Lucky Aiyedatiwa, incumbent governor of Ondo, in the primary that was held on April 20.

The senator had described the exercise as a “mega fraud”.

However, in a statement on Tuesday, the lawmaker said President Bola Tinubu called and held a meeting with him over the primary poll.

He said Tinubu assured him that the internal democracy of the party would be strengthened.

“The President called me, had a meeting with me, and assured me that he will as the leader of the party improve on internal democracy within our party, and I will need to withdraw the case to enable him to chart a way forward,” he said.

“The Governor of Ondo state Lucky Aiyedatiwa earlier visited my Asokoro residence for several hours after another unsuccessful visit to my hotel room in Akure.

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“I cannot disobey the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria because the issue I am fighting for is not personal.

“It is simply to improve internal democracy to which the President has promised improvement. My respect for the President is absolute!

“Let me use this opportunity to thank Mr. President for the words of wisdom and encouragement during my meeting with him which lasted over one hour and his various interactions with me on the telephone, during which he emphasized his commitment to internal democracy over and over again.”