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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal on Monday struck out a petition filed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) against the senator-elect of Ondo North senatorial district, Pastor Jide Ipinsigba.<\/p>\n

Ruling on the case, Mrs Rose Soji, the chairman of the tribunal, said: \u201cThe motion on notice filed by the first petitioner, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), praying the tribunal to withdraw the petition is granted as prayed. The petition is hereby dismissed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier, NNPP counsel, Mr Segun Ogodo, had applied to withdraw the case and told the tribunal of his client\u2019s interest in discontinuing the petition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe party, which is the NNPP that I\u2019m representing, has shown interest in withdrawing the petition against the respondents, Pastor Ipinsigba, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and INEC, and accordingly, the court has granted the application.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe second petitioner, Mr Phillip Alonge, earlier on also brought an application to discontinue the petition, but he had no appearance in court today, and the petition literally appears to be abandoned.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the second petitioner does not appear in person in court at the next adjourned date, the court has the discretion to do what it likes, and it may strike out the petition,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

The respondent\u2019s counsel, Mr Moradele Oke, said that he would not oppose the application.<\/p>\n

\u201c This should be the fourth proceeding that we would be appearing in. The first petitioner\u2019s application has been granted, and the second petitioner has also filed an application to withdraw further presence in the case. The tribunal took a careful examination of the process and duly struck out the name of the first petitioner.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe implication is that the petition subsists because the second petitioner is still on record and he has the liberty to be given a hearing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The tribunal, therefore, adjourned the case until May 24 for the continuation of the hearing on the second petition.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal on Monday struck out a petition filed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) against the senator-elect of Ondo North senatorial district, Pastor Jide Ipinsigba. 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