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PDP candidate Eyitayo Jegede challenged Akeredolu's re-election in the 10 October 2020 governorship poll, alleging irregularities and that Akeredolu and running mate Lucky Aiyedatiwa were not validly nominated by the APC.

The Tribunal and Court of Appeal dismissed Jegede's petition, and the Supreme Court upheld those rulings 4-3 — a notably split decision, with three justices (Mary Odili, Tijjani Abubakar, and Ejembi Eko) dissenting in Jegede's favour.

Following the 5 June 2022 attack on St Francis Catholic Church in Owo that killed dozens of worshippers, suspects linked to a terrorist group were prosecuted for the attack and related bombing.

A federal high court sentenced four men to death for the attack and an additional 20 years' imprisonment for membership of a terrorist organisation.

Speaker Bamidele Oloyelogun and two others, facing EFCC fraud charges over an alleged ₦2.4 million misappropriation, argued the 2022 Ondo State anti-corruption law meant only a state agency — not the federal EFCC — had jurisdiction to prosecute them.

Justice Adebusoye held the state law in abeyance and ruled the EFCC retained full power to investigate and prosecute the lawmakers, rejecting the jurisdictional challenge.

Lawmakers loyal to Akeredolu moved to impeach Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi after his defection to the PDP and decision to contest the governorship against Akeredolu.

The planned impeachment collapsed after 9 of the Assembly's 26 members publicly dissociated themselves from it, saying they were not convinced Ajayi had done anything warranting removal; Ajayi completed his term as deputy governor before leaving office in February 2021.