Judiciary

Appeal Court to Rule on Ondo Poll Today

By Obiajulu Joel Nwolu

June 16, 2021

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital is set to deliver judgement on the case between Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress, and the Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party, in the outcome of the last governorship election in the state.

Reports say the judgement would be remotely delivered.

The spokesperson for PDP in the state, Kennedy Peretei, confirmed the development.

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He said, “The judgement will be delivered today as scheduled virtually, we have been informed but we are yet to get the code to connect, hopefully before the judgement commences, they will send it to us.”

In the same vein, the state chairman of the APC, Ade Adetimehin, also confirmed the development.

Meanwhile, the security agencies were seen patrolling the state capital to forestall the possible breakdown of law and order by the political thugs.

Source: Punch