BREAKING: Eyitayo Jegede, Drags Akeredolu To court | SEE REASONS
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Oct 30, 2020
The PDP candidate has also joined the Independent National Electoral Commission, the All Progressives Congress and the deputy governor-elect, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in the petition.
SaharaReporters gathered that Barrister Ifedayo Adedipe, who is also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, would be leading the legal team of the PDP at the tribunal.
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Jegede is challenging the election on four grounds including "That the election was marred by irregularities and pockets of violence and intimidation".
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He also faulted the emergence of Governor Akeredolu as candidate of the APC during its governorship primary election held on the 20th of July 2020.
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Recall that Governor Akeredolu was declared winner by INEC in the October 10 governorship election after polling a total of 292,830 votes across the 18 local government areas in the state.
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In a statement by Secretary of the Election Petition Tribunal, Ondo State, Mr Musa Bako, the tribunal would sit at the High Court complex along Hospital Road in Akure.
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