BREAKING: Supreme Court dismisses PDP, Agboola Ajayi’s bid to nullify Aiyedatiwa’s election

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal brought before it by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi, in which they are challenging the qualification of Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, to contest the November 16, 2024, governorship election.

On Tuesday the Supreme court ruled that the appeal was baseless, frivolous and lacking in merit.

In the Supreme Court lead judgment delivered by Justice Garba Lawal, it upheld the judgments of the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal which had dismissed the matter.

Ajayi had approached the apex court, seeking to nullify Aiyedatiwa’s victory, accusing the governor’s deputy, Olayide Owolabi Adelami of forgery, impersonation.

In their defence, the winner of the election, Aiyedatiwa, Adelami, the APC, and INEC, argued that Ajayi lacked the legal standing and that the filing exceeded the 14-day window for such cases.

Titilope Adegolu-Oniyesan