The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) has withdrawn the certificate of return of a new lawmaker representing Okitipupa Constituency-2 at the Ondo state House of Assembly, Sina Akinwunmi.
The certificate of return has however been issued to the authentic winner of the APC assembly primary election, James Ololade-Gbegudu as the lawmaker representing the constituency
This is in line with the judgement of an Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure which on May 15, 2019 declared Gbegudu as the winner of the party’s primary conducted on October 5, last year.
Presenting the certificate of return to Gbegudu at the Commission’s headquarters, Alagbaka- Akure on mknda INEC Chairman, Yakubu Mahmod said a letter had been issued to Akinwumi to vacate the seat with immediate effect while his a certificate of return earlier issued to him had since been withdrawn
