By Kunle Odusola-Stevenson The judgment delivered by the Federal High Court, Akure Division, on 12 March 2026 in the matter of Egbuwalo v. Aiyedatiwa and others has generated considerable discourse in Nigeria’s political and legal circles. Presided over by Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke, the court ruled that Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is ineligible to contest the 2028 governorship election. The decision rests on the strict eight-year tenure limit enshrined in the 1999 Constitution (as amended), drawing substantial authority from the Supreme Court’s seminal precedent in Marwa v. Nyako (2012).…
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