Ondo: Gov Aiyedatiwa loses re-election case at Appeal Court

The Court of Appeal successful Abuja has rejected the entreaty initiated by the Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, contesting the ruling rendered by the Federal High Court successful Akure connected November 24, 2025, which questioned his qualification to enactment successful the forthcoming gubernatorial predetermination successful the state.

In a unanimous decision, a sheet consisting of 3 members determined that the Federal High Court appropriately exercised its discretion successful permitting Akindele Egbuwalo, the plaintiff, to amend his originating summons.

Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam, who articulated the pb judgment, indicated that Aiyedatiwa did not sufficiently show that the ruling of the proceedings justice resulted successful injustice oregon infringed upon his close to a just hearing.

The appellate tribunal dismissed the entreaty brought distant by the politician connected the grounds of deficiency of merit and imposed costs amounting to ₦2 cardinal against him.

Earlier, the tribunal had besides dismissed an exertion filed by Aiyedatiwa seeking to acceptable speech an bid made connected January 27, 2026, which stayed further proceedings successful the suit earlier the Federal High Court successful Akure.

The Court of Appeal held that the January 27 bid did not apprehension the proceedings court’s judgment. Rather, it was a lawful workout of the appellate court’s jurisdiction to support the integrit...