Osun Tribunal Sacked Ademola Adeleke (PDP) as Osun State Governor, Declared APC’s candidate Oyetola the winner of July 16 2022 governorship election in the state: #KosereNaija News

 Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared winner of the governorship poll held on July 16.

 

In August 2022, Gboyega Oyetola, former Osun governor, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) petitioned the tribunal to challenge the victory of Adeleke.

 

 

 

Among several issues, Oyetola contended that there was overvoting in 749 polling units across 10 LGAs of the state.

 

Delivering judgment on Friday, two out of the three-member panel of the tribunal held that the petitioner was able to prove that there was indeed over-voting in some of the polling units.

 

Tetsea Kume, who read the majority decision held that INEC did not comply substantially with the constitution and the provisions of the electoral act.

 

Kume declared that Oyetola won the election, having polled 314,931 defeating Adeleke who scored 290,666.

 

Consequently, the majority judgment of the tribunal ordered INEC to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Adeleke and issue a fresh one to Oyetola as the duly elected governor of Osun.