Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure has fixed June 4, 2025, for judgment on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Agboola Ajayi, against the result of the November 16, 2024, governorship election.

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress was declared the winner of the election, having secured victory in all 18 local government areas of the state.

Aiyedatiwa polled a total of 366,781 votes to defeat other contenders in the race.

Dissatisfied with the outcome, Ajayi and the PDP approached the tribunal, alleging widespread irregularities and calling for the cancellation of the election result.

In addition to the PDP, other political parties, including the Social Democratic Party and the African Democratic Congress, also filed petitions before the tribunal, contesting the legitimacy of the poll.

During Saturday’s sitting, all the petitioners, in their final addresses, urged the tribunal to nullify the November 16 election, citing what they described as massive irregularities.

However, counsel to Aiyedatiwa, his deputy Dr Olayide Adelami, INEC, and other respondents, Chief Wole Olanipekun and Tayo Oyetibo, urged the tribunal to dismiss the petitions, describing them as lacking merit and substance.

They argued that the petitioners failed to present credible evidence or witnesses to substantiate claims of electoral malpractice.

Following the adoption of final written addresses by all parties, the three-member tribunal, chaired by Justice Benson Ogubu, adjourned proceedings and fixed June 4 for the delivery of its verdict.