The All Progressives Congress in Osun says it will appeal the tribunal judgment that declared Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party winner of the September 2018 re-run governorship election in Osun.
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The National Association of Nigerian Students has hailed the tribunal declaration of Senator Ademola Adeleke as governor of Osun State, saying it is hope awakening.
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar has described the judiciary as truly the defender of Nigeria’s democracy.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had in September 2018 declared Oyetola as the governor of Osun State after the main and rerun elections in the state
The Federal High Court Abuja has adjourned the alleged examination malpractice and certificate forgery suit filed against Sen. Ademola Adeleke until April 2 to enable the prosecution file additional evidence.
Justice Ibrahim Sirajo, the Chairman of Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Wednesday in Abuja fixed March 7 for parties to adopt their written addresses.
Adeleke was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 22, 2018 Osun State governorship election.
The residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Osogbo, expressed optimism that the new administration would herald a new dawn in the state.
The spokesperson of the Court of Appeal, Sa’adatu Musa, offered the explanation on Sunday.
The party, in a statement by its State Chairman, Soji Adagunodo on Sunday in Osogbo, said the tribunal was relocated without informing counsel to the petitioner.
The notice of the relocation, signed by the Secretary to the tribunal, Adamu Aliyu, was pasted on the information board of the tribunal in Osogbo on Saturday
Adeleke was arraigned along with his brother, Sikiru Adeleke and three others
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the petition was brought against the Independent National Electoral Commission, the All Progressive Congress and it’s candidate, Chief Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola.
The accused were dragged to court on Monday.
Generally, many including the candidates, their political parties, analysts and commentators seem to share the opinion that the first ballot was to some extent free, fair and fairly representative of the will of the people. It’s the second election, the rerun, that is controversial and which the opposition PDP rejected perhaps because it failed to win it and seal its initial lead. I shall return to all of that shortly.
The Osun Governor-elect, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Friday paid a ‘thank You’ visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The protest started from the headquarters of the PDP at Legacy House in Abuja
Omisore offered the reason in Osogbo, the state capital, on Thursday during a meeting with members of his party from across the 30 local government areas of the state.
The Constitution requires any office-seeker in Nigeria to have the minimum of a secondary education. You are required to go to school till about the age of 16: extremely small education in my reckoning but good enough to enable you read and write, and be able to sign documents.
The rerun of the Osun State governorship election was held in seven polling units across four council areas on September 27, with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gboyega Oyetola, beating the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke.