Ondo Governorship Election; PDP Candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, Files Petition Against Akeredolu At Tribunal
y; Ben Ogbemudia
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate Eyitayo Jegede has dragged Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of All Progressives Congress to court over his victory in the exercise in the Ondo State Governorship.
Barrister Ifedayo Adedipe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, would be leading the legal team of the PDP and Jegede its candidate in the Governorship Election of October 10, 2020.
The election petition tribunal will sit in Akure, Ondo state Capital. ‘
Eyitayo Jegede, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria also joined the Independent National Electoral Commission, the All Progressives Congress and the deputy governor-elect, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in the petition.
Jegede is challenging the election on four grounds including “That the election was marred by irregularities and pockets of violence and intimidation”.
He also faulted the emergence of Governor Akeredolu as candidate of the APC during its governorship primary election held on the 20th of July 2020.
Recall that Governor Akeredolu was declared winner by INEC in the October 10 governorship election after polling a total of 292,830 votes across the 18 local government areas in the state.
In a statement by Secretary of the Election Petition Tribunal, Ondo State, Mr Musa Bako, the tribunal would sit at the High Court complex along Hospital Road in Akure.
