The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure will next Tuesday hears the
appeal filed by Action Congress of Nigeria [ACN] in Ondo state and its
governorship candidate, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu [SAN] against the judgment
of the state Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal that sat in
Akure.
Counsel to ACN and Akeredolu, Titiloye Charles, confirmed the receipt
of notice from the appellate court, fixing next Tuesday for hearing of
the case
.
The party is asking the court to set aside the decision of the
Justice Andova Kaka’n- led tribunal, which dismissed its petition,
challenging the victory of Dr. Olusegun Mimiko in last October
governorship election in the state.
ACN in its Appellant brief dated June 4, alleged that the lower court
caused a miscarriage of justice when it rejected its experts evidence
already admitted by the tribunal.
It failed to properly evaluate and weigh the evidence of its 41
witnesses whose presentations were unchallenged by the respondents,
particularly the Independent National Electoral Commission and Labour
Party that failed to call any witness before the tribunal.
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