The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ibadan has upheld the victory of Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Adebayo Adelabu of the All Progressives Congress had filed petition against Makinde in the March 9th governorship election in the state. Makinde polled 515,621 votes to defeat his closest rival, Adelabu, who had 357,982 votes, while PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission are also respondents.