Again, Akeredolu Defeats Jegede As Appeal Court Trashes PDP Petition

 

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital has dismissed a petition filed by Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the October 2020 governorship election of Ondo State, against the election of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).

Reading the lead judgment, Justice Theresa Ngolika Orji-Abadua, who delivered the judgement via Zoom said the case filed by Jegede lacks merit.

 

Justice submitted that the “the appeal is partly allowed and partly dismissed.