ABUJA, Nigeria — Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a suit filed by APC aspirant, Mr. Matthew Oyerinmade, challenging the emergence of Hon. Festus Ayodele Adefiranye as the party’s candidate for Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo/Odigbo Federal Constituency in the 2027 House of Representatives election.

The case was dismissed after Oyerinmade sought to withdraw his suit against Adefiranye.

Oyerinmade had approached the court seeking to nullify the primary election that produced Adefiranye as the APC candidate.

He alleged irregularities in the conduct of the primary election.

However, the court's decision to dismiss the suit followed Oyerinmade's application to discontinue the legal proceedings.

The specifics of Oyerinmade's initial claims or the reasons for his subsequent withdrawal were not detailed in the court's ruling.

Hon. Adefiranye, the defendant, had been declared the winner of the APC primary election for the federal constituency.

This legal challenge represented an attempt to overturn the party's internal selection process for the upcoming 2027 general elections.

The dismissal of the suit means that Hon. Adefiranye will proceed as the APC's flagbearer for the Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo/Odigbo Federal Constituency, barring any further legal challenges or party decisions.