Ondo Election: Tribunal To Deliver Judgment Today Via Zoom

The three man-panel of the Ondo State Election Petitions
Tribunal sitting in Akure, has shifted to Tuesday to deliver
judgement in the petition filed by candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, against the victory of
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, last year’s governorship
election.

Notice for the shift in date was sent to parties in the suit on
Monday night.

The tribunal had fixed judgement for Wednesday but later changed
it to Tuesday for reasons yet to be explained.

The judgement would be delivered by 10am via zoom because of the
ongoing strike action by members of the Judiciary Staff Union of
Nigeria (JUSUN).

All courts in Ondo State have been under lock and key since the
strike action commenced.

Jegede is asking the Tribunal to declare him winner of the
election on grounds that Governor Akeredolu and his Deputy, Lucky
Aiyedatiwa, were not validly nominated.

He, however, did not call any witness to testify.

The three man-panel of the Ondo State Election Petitions
Tribunal sitting in Akure, has shifted to Tuesday to deliver
judgement in the petition filed by candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, against the victory of
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, last year’s governorship
election.

Notice for the shift in date was sent to parties in the suit on
Monday night.

The tribunal had fixed judgement for Wednesday but later changed
it to Tuesday for reasons yet to be explained.

The judgement would be delivered by 10am via zoom because of the
ongoing strike action by members of the Judiciary Staff Union of
Nigeria (JUSUN).

All courts in Ondo State have been under lock and key since the
strike action commenced.

Jegede is asking the Tribunal to declare him winner of the
election on grounds that Governor Akeredolu and his Deputy, Lucky
Aiyedatiwa, were not validly nominated.

He, however, did not call any witness to testify.