The Supreme Court has fixed July 28, 2021 to begin hearing of the case challenging the victory of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of All Progressives Congress (APC) filed by the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, in the October 20, 2020 Governorship Election, Mr Eyitayo Jegede.
Jegede, who lost the Governorship poll to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, had challenged his electoral defeat before the Election Tribunal and the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, saying the process which produced Akeredolu as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was illegal, among other grounds.
The tribunal and the Court of Appeal however dismissed his petition for lack of merit. Thereafter Jegede proceeded to the Supreme court to challenge the judgement.
In its verdict, the Appeal Court had out of 7 issues raised for determination resolved four and a half in favour of Jegede and the rest two and a half in favour of Akeredolu.
Not satisfied with the decision of the court, both Akeredolu, Jegede, and INEC approached the Supreme Court for the invalidation of both the Election Petition Tribunal and Appeal Court.
