Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has struck out a suit filed by Comrade John O. Ushie against the Labour Party State Working Committee, led by Patriarch Ogar Osim.
The suit, numbered HC/226/2024, was initially filed in early October 2024, with Ushie claiming to be the interim leader of the Labour Party in Cross River State and seeking a court order to restrain Patriarch Ogar Osim and his team from performing their duties.
However, following the filing of a Counter Affidavit by Osim’s legal team, the applicant, John Ushie, decided to withdraw the suit.
In a formal application submitted to the court on November 7, 2024, Ushie sought to discontinue the case, which was subsequently struck out by the court.
Patriarch Ogar Osim, the leader of the Labour Party’s State Working Committee, responded to the court’s ruling with a message of forgiveness.
He expressed his willingness to move beyond the legal dispute and focus on reconciliation.
“I have forgiven them and look forward to a reconciliation process that will strengthen our party and ensure we build a formidable political platform capable of delivering the true dividends of democracy to the people,” Osim said.
