The Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, the state capital, has fixed April 2021 for judgment.
Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Umar Abubakar gave the ruling after counsel to parties adopted their written addresses.
This followed multiple hearings on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, challenging the victory of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in the October 2020 election.
Adopting his final brief of argument, Counsel to the petitioner, Onyechi Ikpeazu accused defence counsel of trying to trivialliase constitutional matter.
Meanwhile, Counsel to Akeredolu and Aiyedatiwa, Akin Olujimi, and that of the All Progressives Congress, Lateef Fagbemi, while adopting their separate written addresses, appealed to the tribunal to dismiss Jegede’s petition for chasing shadows and wasting the time of the learned juries.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Umar Abubakar, commended the cooperation of all counsels and assured that judgment will be given at a date in April that will be communicated to all parties.