The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the nomination of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressive Congress as the Governor of Ondo State and dismissed the Appeal filed by Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The equally dismissed the ground of the Appeal brought by Agboola that that the present Deputy Governor, Olaide Owolabi Adelami, forged his certificate.

The Five man panel of Justice in a lead Judgement delivered Justice Lawal Garba dismissed Agboola Ajayi Appeal on the Ground that it was filed out of time and that he lack the right to filed the law suit being from another party adding that the matter remain and internal affair of the Defendant's party

The Court also awarded a cost #2 million against the Appellant in favor of the four Respondents.

Agboola Ajayi filed the case at the Federal High Court, Abuja on 7th June 2024, challenging the nomination of the Governor Aiyedatiwa on the technical ground of alleged disqualification of his Deputy. Upon the petition of the defendants, the case was transferred to the Akure judicial division of the Court by the Chief Judge.

The Federal High Court dismissed the case in the judgment delivered by Justice T.B. Adegoke on December 2, 2024. The trial Court relied on the case of APC v Obaseki to hold that since the plaintiff (Agboola) made criminal allegations of forgery, perjury and impersonation against the Deputy Governor, he should have commenced the suit by way of writ of summons.

Being dissatisfied with the judgment of the Federal High Court, Agboola Ajayi appealed against it to the Court of Appeal, Akure Division, through a Notice of Appeal filed on December 13, 2024. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Honourable Justices Oyebisi Omoleye, Hadiza Shagari and Fadawu Umaru, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal and upheld the findings and decisions of the Federal High Court with an award of N500,000:00 costs against the appellant