Nigeria, June 4 -- The Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petitions filed by the Action Alliance(AA), the Allied People's Movement (APM) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), challenging the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the 16 November, 2024 governorship election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the All Progressives Congress (APC) were listed as respondents in the petitions sedately by the parties.

The judgment comes as Mr Aiyedatiwa marks his 100 days in Office. He was inaugurated on 24 February.

In a unanimous ruling, the tribunal held that the AA lacked the locus standi to challenge the election outcome, having failed to present a candidate in the poll.

The AA ...