The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in 2020 Ondo governorship election, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) has testified against Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu at Election Petition Tribunal.
Jegede in his testimony at the tribunal sitting Akure on Tuesday said Akeredolu was not validly nominated by his party as candidate for the poll.
Akeredolu was declared winner of the October 10, 2020 governorship election, but Jegede, in his petition, is urging the tribunal to invalidate the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and declare him winner of the poll.
Jegede, testifying yesterday at the resumed sitting of the Ondo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Akure, said Mai Mala Buni as a sitting governor of Yobe State could not function as the caretaker chairman of the APC.
He said Akeredolu’s nomination was contrary to the APC constitution and 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
Attempts by Jegede to tender the election result, nomination form and results of the election across the 18 local governments were rejected by counsel to the defendants, Lateef Fagbemi and Akin Olujimi.
But the three-man panel headed by Justice Umar Abubakar admitted the exhibits tendered by Jegede.
Source:Factual Times
