The Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Akure on Thursday, upheld the election victory of Mr Gboyega Adefarati, a member of the House of
The three-man tribunal dismissed a petition filed by Mr Kolawole Olugbenga, a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , over the Feb. 25 election.
Speaking on the petition, Justice Rose Soji said that the petition lacked merit since the Court of Appeal in Akure had overturned the verdict of the lower court. The tribunal, therefore, struck out the petition and awarded a sum of N150,000 against the petitioner in favour of the respondents.
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