BREAKING: Adeleke is Osun validly elected governor, Supreme Court affirms

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court affirmed Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected Governor of Osun State....CONTINUE READING

The court dismissed an appeal against Adeleke’s election victory lodged by the former governor of the state, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…..CONTINUE READING

Oyetola alleged that Adeleke won through over-voting that occurred in 774 polling units in the state, but he failed to produce any Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS), a machine used in any of the polling units, to prove his allegation.

The apex court held that the BVAS was the only direct and primary record of voters accredited at polling units on election day. The court found no reason to set aside the verdict of the Court of Appeal which upheld Adeleke’s election victory.

The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal had earlier voided the declaration of Adeleke as the winner of the gubernatorial election, but this decision was reversed by the Court of Appeal.

The Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday affirmed Adeleke as the valid winner of the election…..CONTINUE READING