Ondo Guber Poll: PDP’s Candidate Ajayi Withdraws Appeal From Supreme Court

The campaigner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) successful the November 2024 governorship predetermination successful Ondo State, Hon. Ajayi Alfred Agboola has withdrawn his entreaty earlier the Supreme Court.

In a missive dated September 16, 2025, and addressed to the Chief Registrar of the apex court, Agboola acknowledged his consciousness of the entreaty filed connected his behalf against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and others.

The Appeal Court sitting successful Akure, Ondo State, had upheld the predetermination of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa arsenic the victor of the November 16, 2024, governorship predetermination conducted by INEC.

In a judgement delivered by a sheet of judges, Justice Nimpar Yargata, Justice K.I. Amadi, and Justice I.M. Sani, connected the entreaty brought earlier the tribunal by the PDP, its campaigner Ajayi, and different governmental parties, the appellate tribunal unanimously struck retired the appeals for failing to substantiate claims of non-compliance with the Electoral Act.

The justices held that the appellants failed to beryllium their allegations against the election, arsenic they did not show however their claims affected the predetermination successful the assorted polling units, wards, and section authorities areas wherever the predetermination took place.

Recall that the Ondo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal had connected June 4, 2025, affirmed the predetermination of the APC candidate.

Dissatisfied with the judgment, the PDP, African Democratic Congress (ADC), Allied People’s Movement (APM), and Social Development Party (SDP) filed appeals against the tribunal’s judgment, seeking the invalidation of the governorship election.

However, aft what helium described arsenic “thoughtful discussions with family, enactment members, associates, and ineligible advisers,” Ajayi resolved to discontinue the lawsuit astatine the Supreme Court.

“As the gubernatorial campaigner of the Peoples Democratic Party, I person engaged successful thoughtful discussions with my family, enactment members, associates, and ineligible advisors. After cautious deliberation, we person reached a statement that the entreaty should beryllium withdrawn, and I’m by this letter, truthful do.

“Having served arsenic the erstwhile lawman politician and arsenic a typical of my constituents astatine the nationalist level, my foremost committedness is to the principles of bully governance and the promotion of peaceful coexistence successful Ondo State and crossed Nigeria.

“In this spirit, I widen my heartfelt wishes to His Excellency Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa arsenic helium leads our state, and I stay dedicated to contributing positively to the State and National development,” Ajayi said.