The Supreme Court has affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on June 18, upholding the nomination of Governor Abiodun Oyebanji as the All Progressives Congress candidate for the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State.

A five-member panel of the apex court unanimously dismissed the appeal filed by APC governorship aspirant Abimbola Olawumi, ruling that the case lacked merit. The court also found that the reliefs sought by Olawumi, who challenged the process that produced Governor Oyebanji as the party's candidate and claimed she was prevented from participating in the primary, could not be granted.

Justice Mohammed Idris, who delivered the lead judgment, upheld objections challenging the competence of applications filed by Olawumi on July 16 and 23 to regularise her notice of appeal and her appellant's brief of arguments, paving the way for the dismissal of the appeal.