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Aiyedatiwa Supreme Court victory ends election dispute triumphantly
Aiyedatiwa Supreme Court victory ends legal battle, affirms Ondo mandate. Governor thanks Tinubu, APC, and urges unity for state development
Aiyedatiwa Supreme Court victory has brought a wave of relief and celebration to Ondo State, marking the end of months of legal contest following the November governorship election.
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The Supreme Court of Nigeria, in its final ruling yesterday, upheld Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa’s electoral win, describing it as a legitimate expression of the people’s will.
His sweeping victory across all 18 Local Government Areas, popularly dubbed the “18–0 Promax” mandate, has now been firmly validated by the apex court.
Speaking shortly after the verdict, Governor Aiyedatiwa dedicated the victory to victory itself, expressing deep gratitude to Almighty God for strength, guidance, and divine favour throughout the journey.
He thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his fatherly support and leadership, as well as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda. The Governor also extended appreciation to party members at all levels and, most importantly, the resilient people of Ondo State.
In a remarkable show of statesmanship, Governor Aiyedatiwa praised opposition candidates, especially PDP’s Chief Alfred Ajayi Agboola, for their sportsmanship and maturity both during and after the election.
With the legal distractions now behind him, the Governor affirmed that his administration’s full focus returns to governance.
Through the OUR EASE Agenda—a people-first blueprint—he promised accelerated development, purposeful leadership, and bold transformational projects across critical sectors.
Ondo State, he said, is on the cusp of renewed progress, and he called on all political stakeholders to join in building a future that benefits every citizen.
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This victory, he emphasised, is not just for one man, but for democracy, unity, and the collective aspiration of the people.
A group, the Imo First Group (IFG) has described the purported Magistrate court order to arrest Senator Ifeanyi Araraume and the former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, over alleged criminal conspiracy and forgery, as a ruse and fake news
The group stated this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja.
IFG challenged those peddling the fake news to make the court order public.
The statement reads ” The fabricated and concocted story was first posted on social media by Hon. Ambrose Nwaogwugwu, a media aide to Governor Hope Uzodimma, before it was picked up by other media outfits, including Arise TV.
According to the statement, those behind the report claimed that a Senior Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja issued a Bench Warrant dated September 9, 2026, following a petition written by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo State, Barr. Chukwuemeka Ibejiako, to the Police and DSS on October 8, 2026, over alleged presentation of fake APC primary results.
The Group debunked the existence of any such order.
“We want to state categorically and unequivocally that no jSenior Magistrate ordered or issued any bench warrant for the arrest of Araraume”
IFG however challenged anyone in possession of the purported court order to publish it.
“If you claim to have a court order present same for the public to see,
“This fabricated bench warrant contain in the report is filled with inconsistencies, the bench warrant was dated September 9, 2026, while the REC’s petition that supposedly triggered it was dated October 8, 2026, with case number CR/M/084/2026.
The statement further stated that the purveyors and harbinger of the fake news tried to trick the magistrate via exparte order but was rebuked
“The magistrate bluntly refused to grant their exparte and threatened to arrest them, yet they carried their falsehood about. What’s the problem of occupants of office that never won free and fair elections and tried to destroy reputable Imo sons that have won elections. We challenge anyone in this macabre surugede dance to show the court order or warrant of arrest. It’s preposterous to blackmail decent Imo sons on the altar of dirty politics.”
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