Plaintiffs in the two of the three pending suits challenging the eligibility of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to contest in the March 28, 2015, presidential election have been withdrawn.
The presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, at the Federal High Court in Abuja subsequently struck out the matter after the plaintiffs declared their intent to draw back the suits on Wednesday.
Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) who is representing one of the plaintiffs, told the judge on Wednesday that his client decided to withdraw his suit to afford the incoming government time to focus on the “enormous task” of governance.
When the second case which was filed by Max Ozoaka was called, his lawyer, Dr. Chike Amobi, also cited similar grounds for withdrawing the suit.
SOURCE: NigerianMonitor