The campaign organisation of former senator Iyiola Omisore says he has already withdrawn the lawsuit he filed over the disqualification of several governorship aspirants ahead of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Osun State.
In a statement released on Thursday in Osogbo, the organisation’s Director-General, Ajibola Famurewa, said the case had been discontinued.
According to the statement, the suit, marked FHC/OS/CS/261/2025 – Senator Iyiola Omisore v. APC & ANR, was initiated after the party’s screening panel reportedly disqualified seven out of the eight aspirants seeking the APC ticket.
The campaign organisation explained that the legal action was intended to test the legality of the screening panel’s decision, which it believed contravened provisions of the Electoral Act 2022.
The clarification comes amid renewed attention to the case after details of Omisore’s suit against the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission resurfaced, sparking concerns within the party as political activities intensify ahead of the August 15 governorship election in the state.
Among the reliefs sought was a declaration that the party lacked the power to disqualify him from participating in the governorship primary, since he had met the constitutional requirements outlined in Sections 177 and 182 of the Constitution.
Omisore also asked the court to invalidate the alleged disqualification and compel the APC to recognise him as an aspirant in its governorship primary.
He further sought an order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising any primary election conducted by the party to nominate its governorship candidate for the Osun election.