Nigeria, June 10 -- The Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate in the last election in Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, said they would head to the Court of Appeal to challenge the judgment of the state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal at the Court of Appeal.

Mr Ajayi said this in a statement on Tuesday in Akure, the state capital.

The tribunal had on 4 June dismissed the petitions of the political parties, including that of the PDP, brought against the election of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.

It dismissed the petitions on the grounds that the parties failed to prove the allegations of irregularities during the 16 November 2023 governorship election with substantial evidence.

The Independent National Election Commissio...