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Osun Guber: APC Directs Prayer And Fasting As Adeleke, Oyetola Know Fate today Friday March 24/2023.
There’s palpable anxiety in the camps of the incumbent Osun State Governor, Ademola Adedeji and his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola, as the Court of Appeal has fixed Friday, March 24 for judgement on the duly elected governor.
SB E-news recalls that Adeleke defeated Oyetola during 2022 Osun State governorship election which was held on 16th July 2022.
Adeleke of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 403,371 votes against 375,027 votes scored by Oyetola of All Progressives Congress (APC) and was sworn in as the 5th executive governor of the state on November 27th 2022.
But Oyetola approached Election Petition Tribunal Panel, chaired by Justice Tertse Kume to challenge Adeleke’s declaration on two grounds of overvoting in over 740 polling units and certificate forgery.
In the judgement, all the three judges established that Adeleke forged certificate but held that he could not be sacked because he had obtained higher degrees.
The tribunal, however, sacked Adeleke on the ground of overvoting in the majority judgement of two against one. Delivering the judgement, Justice Tertse Kume declared that there was over-voting in 744 polling units, therefore the elections in the areas are cancel for all the political parties involved.
SB E-news.
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