The incumbent Executive Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, this morning floored his challenger, Senator Ademola Adeleke, at the Supreme Court in Abuja.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Gboyega Oyetola as the winner of the Osun Governorship election after a controversial rerun in September, 2018.
Dissatisfied with INEC’s declaration, Ademola Adeleke, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, filed a petition against the declaration at the tribunal.
The tribunal had declared Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the election in March and Gboyega Oyetola appealed the verdict of the tribunal.
In May, the Appeal Court gave judgement in favour of the APC candidate, Oyetola. The Court set aside the entire proceedings of the tribunal. It said the tribunal panel was not well constituted.
Not satisfied with the Appeal Court verdict, Senator Ademola Adeleke took his case to the Supreme Court.
At the Supreme Court this Friday morning, five out of the seven judges on the panel were in favour of Oyetola, leaving Adeleke with just two; therefore affirming Gboyega Oyetola as the duly elected Governor of Osun State.
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