The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Bamidele Akingboye, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2024 Ondo State election.
The dismissal followed a formal request by Akingboye’s legal team to withdraw the appeal due to his recent passing. Counsel for the respondents raised no objection to the withdrawal.
A five-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice Iyang Okoro, consequently struck out the case.
In a similar ruling, the court also dismissed an appeal filed by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and its governorship candidate, following a withdrawal by their counsel.
