Osun Election Tribunal: Adeleke, Oyetola know Fate Today

Afimag.com –

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, will on March 24, 2023, take a position on an appeal instituted by Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, challenging the January 27, 2023, decision of the Osun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, that removed him from office.

A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal headed by Mohamed Lawal Shuaibu reserved judgment on the appeal by Adeleke after hearing the counsel in the matter.

Recall that the state court asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take away the certificate of return issued to Adeleke to issue a fresh one to Oyetola as the legally elected governor of the state.

The tribunal maintained that Adeleke did not score the majority of legal votes during the July 16 governorship election in the state.

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Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was declared the winner of the governorship poll held on July 16. Not satisfied with the outcome of the poll, in August 2022, Oyetola, the former Osun governor (then incumbent) and his party, the All Progressives Congress petitioned the tribunal to challenge the victory of Adeleke on the grounds that Adeleke did not qualify to contest the election and that there was over voting in 749 polling units across 10 local government areas of the state.