The Osun State Governorship Election
Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has declared Senator Ademola
Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the bonafide winner
of the governorship election that was held in the state in September.
The tribunal, in a two-to-one judgment,
held that Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, APC,
was not the valid winner of both the September 22 and 27 re-run
elections.
It nullified the Certificate of Return
the Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC, issued to Oyetola, even as it awarded a cost of
200,000.00 against him and the APC.

It invalidated the outcome of the
re-run election.
"We hold that the cancellation was
unlawful and ultra-vires of his powers.
"The cancellation cannot stand,
being a product of illegality", the tribunal held.
However, Chairman of the tribunal,
Justice Ibrahim Sirajo, said he disagreed with the lead judgment.
Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun state has declared that it has rejected the Election Petition Tribunal verdict.
According to the party in a terse statement issued by the party's Director of publicity, Kunle Oyatomi in Osogbo said, ''the verdict cannot stand superior legal scrutiny. Therefore we will appeal against it''.
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