The governorship election petition tribunal in Ibadan, Oyo, has upheld the re-election of Seyi Makinde as the governor of the state.
Makinde, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , as the winner of the election held on March 18.
In his petition, INEC was named as the first respondent while Makinde and the PDP were the second and third respondents respectively. Prior to the ruling, Etibo Orowo King, counsel to Ajala, had told the tribunal that the party and its candidate had decided to discontinue the case.
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