'Tribunal not fair' — PDP supporters protest in Osun | TheCable
January 27, 2023 10:08 PM
Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun, on Friday, took to major streets to express their dissatisfaction over the verdict of the governorship election petition tribunal.Some of the inscriptions on the placards read: ‘We say no to APC in Osun’, ‘Tribunal panel is not fair’, ‘Don’t dash our people’s mandate’, and ‘Olorunda local government says no to tribunal judgment’.
Also, roads leading to the popular Olaiya junction and old garage area were blocked by the protesters.Protesters interviewed by NAN said the judgment was a repetition of what transpired in the state during the 2018 governorship election.that the Osun governorship election petition tribunal, on Friday, sacked Ademola Adeleke as the governor.
In August 2022, Gboyega Oyetola and his party, the All Progressives Congress , petitioned the tribunal to challenge the election victory of Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party .Among several issues, Oyetola said there was overvoting in 749 polling units across 10 LGAs of the state.Delivering judgment on Friday, two out of a three-member panel of the tribunal held that the petitioner was able to prove that there was 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.
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