OKON
V.
EDET

OMAGE JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): In this appeal, the respondent commenced an action in the High Court of Cross River State, in which he averred and claimed a declaration of the court that the report of the PublicAccount Committee of the Cross River State, 1996, the defendant now appellant is not qualified to present himself to contest elective post or to present himself as a chairmanship aspirant to contest an elective post under the platform of the PDP.The applicant also seeksan order for perpetual injunction to restrain the defendant from presentinghimself as a chairmanship aspirant of any political party, particularly, PDP in Cross River State. After taking an objection to the originating summons, the court subsequently ordered pleadings and the case was set down for hearing. On the date for hearing, counsel for both parties came to court and informed the court that the matter has been settled, and they urged the court to strike out the suit on 12 May 2003. The court obl…