{"id":154934,"date":"2025-03-11T13:42:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T12:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/supreme-court-dismisses-pdp-ajayis-bid-to-nullify-aiyedatiwas-election"},"modified":"2025-03-25T19:23:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:23:41","slug":"supreme-court-dismisses-pdp-ajayis-bid-to-nullify-aiyedatiwas-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/supreme-court-dismisses-pdp-ajayis-bid-to-nullify-aiyedatiwas-election","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court dismisses PDP, Ajayi\u2019s bid to nullify Aiyedatiwa\u2019s election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal brought before it by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi, challenging the qualification of Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, to contest the November 16, 2024, governorship election.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court on Tuesday threw out the appeal for being baseless, frivolous and lacking in merit.<\/p>\n<p>In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Garba Lawal, the concurrent judgments of the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal on the disputed qualifications were upheld in dismissing the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Ajayi had sought to nullify Aiyedatiwa\u2019s victory, accusing the governor\u2019s deputy, Olayide Owolabi Adelami of forgery, impersonation, and using a false identity.<\/p>\n<p>However, both the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal dismissed Ajayi\u2019s case on procedural grounds, upholding Aiyedatiwa\u2019s win.<\/p>\n<p>Ajayi\u2019s legal challenge, filed on June 7, 2024, claimed that Adelami\u2019s eligibility was compromised due to the alleged falsification of documents.<\/p>\n<p>In the initial proceedings, the defendants, including Aiyedatiwa, Adelami, the APC, and INEC, argued that Ajayi lacked the legal standing to bring the suit and that the filing exceeded the 14-day window for such cases.<\/p>\n<p>On December 2, 2024, the Federal High Court dismissed Ajayi\u2019s case, ruling that the criminal accusations of forgery required more substantial evidence, which could not be presented through an originating summons.<\/p>\n<p>The court also deemed the petition \u201cstatute-barred\u201d as it was filed after the constitutionally mandated deadline.<\/p>\n<p>This decision was unanimously upheld by the Court of Appeal on January 18, 2025, with a N500,000 fine imposed on Ajayi.<\/p>\n<p>The latest apex court verdict has put to rest the long drawn legal battle over the Ondo State governorship poll.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal brought before it by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi, challenging the qualification of Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, to contest the November 16, 2024, governorship election. 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