SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS MIMIKO’S VICTORY IN ONDO ELECTIONS

The Supreme Court in Abuja on Thursday, upheld the election of Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State.

The court dismissed the appeals by the candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) and Olusola Oke of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the victory of Mimiko as the winner of the October 20, 2012 governorship election in Ondo State.