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 The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, has Wednesday 16th of June, 2021 as judgement day in the appeal brought before it by candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, in the October 10, 2020 election. SUNSHINETRUTH learnt from a PDP source that the judgment date had been communicated to all parties. The three-man panel led by Justice Theresa Ngolika Orji-Abadua, had sat on the case after Jegede's counsel, Oyeachi Ikpeazu, SAN, had canvassed in his submission why Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa should be sacked saying they were not properly nominated by their party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). Counsel to Akeredolu and Aiyedatiwa, APC and INEC; Akin Olujimi, Lateef Fagbemi and Charles Edosanmwon, however faulted Jegede's arguments saying the case was a pre-election matter. The Appellate Court had earlier fixed Thursday, June 3 to hear the appeal filed by the PDP candidate, Eyitayo Jegede against the tribunal judg...

 The Ondo State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has raised the alarm over the continued resignation of its members from the state government’s hospitals. It said 105 doctors have resigned in the last year. The Ondo NMA blamed the doctors’ action on what it termed irregular and percentage payment of salaries by the state government. This was contained in a statement signed by the Ondo NMA Chairman, Dr. Stella Adegbehingbe and Secretary, Dr. Olorunfemi Owa. The statement alleged that the state-owned Teaching Hospital, which had six to eight doctors now has two doctors. It noted that the dearth of doctors would make it impossible for the hospitals to function at a minimum acceptable level. According to the statement, “It is troubling to note that only three house officers are left in the service of the Ondo State Government across the three senatorial zones. Consequential vacancies in the medical officer cadre need to be urgently tilled. About 50 medical Doctors in t...