After Tinubu’s intervention, Owan Enoh halts litigation against party

Former Senator that represented Cross River Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Owan Enoh, has declared an end to litigation against his party’s governorship candidate in the state.

The development came one week after the intervention of the Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in the crisis rocking the party in the state.

Enoh, a former Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, said the ‘hard decision’ was taken after series of consultations.

Recall that Enoh, who was one of the governorship aspirants of the APC but lost to Senator Bassey Otu at the party primary in May, had sued the party and Otu.

He, however, lost two suits against Otu at Federal and Appeal courts.

Tinubu, who waded into the dispute during his South South town hall meeting with stakeholders at the Cultural Centre in Calabar, Cross River State on December 20, called the aggrieved members of the party on to the stage shortly before the town hall meeting commenced and preached reconciliation.

Addressing journalists in Abuja, yesterday, Enoh said the public appeal by the APC presidential candidate “is such a humbling experience, which I cannot ignore under any circumstance.”

He said though he had the option of proceeding to the Supreme Court after losing at Federal High and Appeal courts, he noted the town hall meeting had gone down as a watershed and turning point for him in seeking further redress in the matter.

He stated: “I have had cause to confer with my immediate family and consult widely with my teeming supporters across the state after that occasion. On this note, therefore, I have taken the hard decision to put an end to the litigation and instead work for the success of the party.

“The decision I have taken is a pointer to us to achieve a common ground and the ultimate lesson is to remind us that beyond our individual ambitions, we are one people with a shared history and common political destiny.

“I believe the strength of any political party in a fledgling democracy, like ours, is shown most clearly through the difficulties it can overcome and disputes it can resolve. In honour and respect for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other well-meaning leaders of our party, I have accepted to swallow the bitter pill and work in harmony with the party for its victory.”