The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which had earlier on 24 March affirmed Mr Adeleke’s victory.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, sealing his victory over then incumbent governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, in the keenly contested 16 July 2022 election in the state.
Displeased with INEC’s result, Mr Oyetola had approached the election petition tribunal in Osogbo, the state capital, to challenge the outcome of the poll.in January ruled in favour of Mr Oyetola by declaring him the winner of the election, and sacking Mr Adeleke who was just months in office. “It is inconceivable to assume that the testimonies of the respondents’ witnesses had any probative value,” the appellate court held.
“Strangely, the tribunal, in its judgment, only relied on the table set out in an address of counsel to hold that over voting occured in an election,” the Court of Appeal said.The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Mr Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the governorship election held in Osun State on 16 July 2022.
In a two-to-one split judgement, the majority decision of the tribunal declared Mr Oyetola the winner of the election.Mr Kume, in the lead majority judgement, held that INEC failed to conduct the Osun governorship election in compliance with the Electoral Act, 2022 .
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