Supreme Court judgment confirms Jegede’s petition was frivolous – Akeredolu

By Osagie Otabor, Akure

Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said the Supreme Court judgment confirming his election has confirmed the petition filed by candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Eyitayo Jegede was ‘most frivolous.’

Akeredolu, who spoke in Akure shortly after receiving news of the judgment, thanked the judiciary for standing by the truth and for not yielding to any influence.

He said he believed Nigerians could still be proud of the judiciary.

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According to him: “For me, it is an opportunity again for us to get on board and do more work.

“The glory of this victory of this election petition success is to God Almighty. And I want to thank the legal team that have represented us. We have so many Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

“My advice to Jegede is that this has ended now. Let him come, let us work together, at least for the upliftment of Ondo State.

“I don’t doubt his love for the state. He has served here before as Attorney General for about seven and half years.

“Let him come over, let us work together and work for this state. That is my advise to him. We don’t go any longer to the privy council. It has ended here.”