Appeal Court Affirms Adeleke Osun Governor

An appellate court sitting in Abuja has affirmed senator Ademola Adeleke as the victorious candidate in the July 16 Osun State gubernatorial election.

The court set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship tribunal sacking Adeleke after his major contender, Adegboyega Oyetola of All Progressives Congress (APC), challenged his victory at the tribunal.

The tribunal held that Adeleke did not score majority of lawful votes during poll.

In a unanimous agreement by a three-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Shuaibu, the Court of Appeal quashed the tribunal’s judgement and gave its verdict to uphold Adeleke as rightful governor of Osun State.

The Appeal Court Panel revoked the tribunal’s order which directed that a certificate of return be withdrawn from Adeleke and issued to Oyetola.

The panel upheld the issue of BVAS raised against Adeleke, stating that the Osun State tribunal was wrong to have said that there was over voting, a claim that only relied on the evidence by Oyetola and the APC, and as such, doesn’t prove their case in any way.

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