PDP wins appeal in Ondo, Election Upheld

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure on Tuesday upturned the judgment of the Ondo State Election Petition tribunal which nullified the election of Kolade Akinjo, as a member of the House of Representatives representing Ilaje/Ese Odo federal
constituency.
The tribunal had ruled that Akinjo was ineligible to contest.

Delivering its judgment on Tuesday, the Appeal Court, presided over by Justice Abiyiri Shehu, faulted the tribunal judgment, for ruling that Akinjo was not a member of the
PDP at the time of the election because his membership card was not signed by his ward chairman and secretary.

The panel of judges ruled that Akinjo's challenger, the All Progressives Congress candidate Lucky Aiyedatiwa would have tendered a better case if
he had presented another card to show that Akinjo’s card was fake and not credible enough to attest to his membership of the PDP before the March 28 National Assembly
election.

The Court therefore upheld Akinjo's election as the duly elected representative in the National Assembly elections.