Osun: Yoruba youths react to Adeleke’s victory
NAN quoted President of the youth group, Aremo Hassan, as describing the judgment of the tribunal as a ” true reflection of justice.”
“This is indeed a true reflection of justice and will of the people. We salute the courage and tenacity of the Adeleke Family to have stood their ground in the face of monumental adversaries and political intimidation, our own Ominira Osun came into reality. Hassan, a legal practitioner said that the group advocated 26 per cent education budgetary allocation.
NAN reports that the three-member panel said during its ruling that the rerun election that held on Sept. 27, 2018, was illegal.
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