Osun Governorship: Appeal Court affirms Adeleke’s election

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun.

The appelate court set aside the verdict of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which sacked him from office.

Delivering judgment in the appeal filed by Adeleke on Friday, a three-member panel of Justices led by Justice Mohammed Shuaibu, held that the Tribunal erred when it ruled that the 1st and 2nd respondents (Gboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress) proved their allegation of over-voting in the July 2022 election.

The Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in January held that Oyetola was able to prove that there was over-voting in some of the polling units.

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 instead.