BREAKING: Appeal Court Nullifies Tribunal’s Judgment On Osun Governorship Poll, Affirms Adeleke Governor

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 Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL
March 24, (THEWILL) – The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the judgment of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which had declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, former Governor Gboyega Oyetola, as the winner of the July 16, 2022, poll.
A three-member panel of the court, led by Justice M. F. Shuaibu, declared Adeleke as duly elected while ruling in an appeal marked CA/AK/EPT/GOV/01/2023, and filed by the Governor, against the ruling of the Tribunal.
THEWILL reports that the Osun State’s Election Petition Tribunal had on January 27, 2023, sacked Senator Ademola Adeleke as Governor of the State citing overvoting in 744 polling units in the State.
The Justice Tertsea Kume-led three-member panel Tribunal, had on January 27, in a split decision of two-to-one, voided the declaration of Adeleke as the winner of the July 16 governorship election.
However, in a unanimous ruling on Friday, the appellate court held that the Tribunal was wrong to reach a conclusion on overvoting on oral witnesses without considering information on the BVAS machine and voters register, which are centred on the 2023 election.
“The appeal is meritorious and is thereby allowed. The judgement of the Tribunal is hereby set aside,” the court held.
Thewill.com

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 March 24, 2023