The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State has, Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Mr Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), in the October 2020 election of Ondo State against the election of the incumbent Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
Reading the lead judgment which lasted over two hours, Justice Theresa Ngolika Orji-Abadua, said the case filed by Jegede lacks merit.
Justice submitted that the “the appeal is partly allowed and partly dismissed