Judgement is set to be delivered on the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, against the victory of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressive Congress.
The Ondo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Akure, announced April 23rd, 202, to deliver the judgement.
This was contained in a notice sent to all parties in the suit by the three-man panel led by Justice Umar Abubakar.
Jegede, in the petition, is asking the tribunal to upturn the victory of Governor Akeredolu.
Jegede had alleged in the petition that Governor Akeredolu and his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, were not validly nominated by the All Progressives Congress(APC).
He is asking the tribunal to declare him winner of the election.
Counsel in the suit had in February adopted their written addresses before the Tribunal. However, Jegede did not call any of the 400 witnesses he promised to testify as he closed his case after his testimony.
Akeredolu’s Counsel urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition on grounds that the petitioner failed to prove that Governor Akeredolu and his Deputy were not validly nominated.
They said the petitioners were inconsistent in their prayers and added that the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to interpret section 183 of the constitution as prayed for by the petitioner.
Governor Akeredolu is presently out of the country on annual leave.
