The Federal Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has affirmed the election of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as the duly elected governor of the state.
News360 Info reports that Aiyedatiwa, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the November 16, 2024, Ondo governorship election, defeating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Agboola Ajayi.
Recall that Ajayi had earlier lost his petition challenging Aiyedatiwa’s victory at the Ondo State Governorship Election Tribunal.
Dissatisfied with the tribunal’s decision, he proceeded to the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn the judgment and reclaim what he described as his “mandate.”
However, delivering judgment on Thursday, the appellate court dismissed Ajayi’s appeal, thereby upholding Aiyedatiwa’s victory.
The three-member panel of the Appeal court led by Justice Yargata Nimpar unanimously ruled in Aiyedatiwa’s favour.
It affirmed the decision of the lower Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which earlier validated the governor’s victory in the November 16, 2024 election.
The Justice Nimpar led panel of the appellate court dismissed Mr Agboola’s appeal, describing it as devoid of merit.
