Supreme Court Affirms Adeleke As Winner Of Osun Guber Election
Adeleke vs Oyetola
The Supreme Court has acknowledged Ademola Adeleke the victor of the Osun gubernatorial election.
This declaration comes as the apex court today ruled on the outcome of the July 16, 2022 governorship election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the poll, saying he polled 403,371 votes to sack his predecessor, Governor Gboyega Oyetola who was the then incumbent with 375,027.
Oyetola and his party – the All Progressives Congress (APC) had alleged irregularities in the polls and challenged Adeleke’s victory in the Election Petitions Tribunal.
Respite came for the former governor on January 27, 2023, as Justice Tertse Kume who gave the majority judgement upturned Adeleke’s victory and declared Oyetola the winner of the poll.
Justice Kume held that Oyetola scored the majority lawful votes of 314,931 against Adeleke’s 290,266.
Not satisfied with the judgement Displeased, Adeleke and the PDP headed to the Court of Appeal, which on March 24 nullified the tribunal judgment and returned Adeleke as the winner.
Aggrieved with the Appeal Court verdict, Oyetola and the PDP headed for the Supreme Court, which held the matter on Monday and fixed judgment for today (Tuesday).
