Nigeria, June 16 -- The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State, will today decide the case filed by the candidate of the opposition PDP, Eyitayo Jegede, against the victory of the ruling APC flagbearer, Rotimi Akeredolu, in the October 10, 2020 governor election.

A three-man panel of judges, led by Justice Theresa Ngolika Orji-Abadua, would make its verdict on Wednesday.

PREMIUM TIMES recalls that Mr Jegede's counsel, Oyeachi Ikpeazu, SAN, had earlier approached the Appeal Court, saying Mr Akeredolu's nomination was not constitutional.

This came after an election petition tribunal, led by Justice Umar Abubakar, ruled on April 20, 2021 that the qualification of the APC candidate and his deputy were not a pre-election matter, b...