Supreme Court Upholds Akeredolu’s Election

With a split decision of four-to-three, the Supreme Court on
Wednesday upheld the victory of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election in
Ondo State.

In the majority judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim,
four of the seven-member panel, dismissed the appeal by Eyitayo
Jegede and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the
grounds that it was incompetent.

Justice Agim upheld an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal,
that the petition filed by Jegede and his party at the election
tribunal was incompetent because they failed to include Yobe
Governor and Chairman of ther Caretaker Committee of the APC, Mai
Mala Buni as a party.

In the minority judgment read by Justice Mary Peter-Odili, the
court upheld the appeal and dismissed the cross appeal by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Akeredolu and the
APC.

Odili and two other members of the panel were of the view that
since the APC, for which Buni acted, was a party in the case, there
was no need to include him as a party.

Develpoing Story

With a split decision of four-to-three, the Supreme Court on
Wednesday upheld the victory of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election in
Ondo State.

In the majority judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim,
four of the seven-member panel, dismissed the appeal by Eyitayo
Jegede and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the
grounds that it was incompetent.

Justice Agim upheld an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal,
that the petition filed by Jegede and his party at the election
tribunal was incompetent because they failed to include Yobe
Governor and Chairman of ther Caretaker Committee of the APC, Mai
Mala Buni as a party.

In the minority judgment read by Justice Mary Peter-Odili, the
court upheld the appeal and dismissed the cross appeal by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Akeredolu and the
APC.

Odili and two other members of the panel were of the view that
since the APC, for which Buni acted, was a party in the case, there
was no need to include him as a party.

Develpoing Story