The Supreme Court today affirmed Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress as the governor of Ondo State.
In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Garba Lawal, the apex court dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi, seeking to nullify Aiyedatiwa’s victory.
The appellants had sought to nullify the election of Aiyedatiwa over allegations of discrepancies in his running mate Olayide Adelami’s name change and also challenged the legitimacy of Aiyedatiwa and the APC.
The appellants argued that Aiyedatiwa’s running mate, Adelami, who previously had the name “Jackson” as his middle name while in secondary school, had changed it to “Owolabi” without proper documentation.
