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Appeal Court declares Eyitayo Jegede PDP candidate

Jude Egbas

November 23, 2016 3:10 PM

Appeal Court has ruled in Jegede's favour. Ibrahim's time as PDP candidate didn't really last that long

Attorney General resigns, eyes Ondo governorship seat

Attorney General resigns, eyes Ondo governorship seat

An Appeal Court has just ruled that Eyitayo Jegede will be the PDP standard bearer for the Ondo governorship election and not Jimoh Ibrahim.

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The Court ruling followed an order from the Supreme Court that the case be decided expeditiously given its urgency.

Justice Okon Abang of the federal High Court had declared Ibrahim the authentic candidate of the PDP ahead of the Ondo election, but this afternoon's ruling has put paid to Ibrahim's candidacy.

Click this link for all you need to know about the legal dispute up to this point.

Jude Egbas Jude Egbas is a Senior Editor at Pulse. He believes that leadership is Nigeria's biggest problem. He has lived his entire life stringing words together to form powerful images. It's all he ever wants to do.

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