The commission accused Omisore of receiving N700 million from a former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki
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Okanlawon said: “Every knowledgeable person in Osun and beyond has the figures of the Osun borrowings by virtue of the open nature of the Aregbesola’s administration
Dr Alex Izinyon (SAN), lead counsel to the appellant, Iyiola Omisore told the court to set aside the concurrent judgments of Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal and Court of Appeal Akure as there were no concurrent findings. He prayed the court to nullify the August 9, 2014 governorship for its irregularities
At the beginning of hearing of his petition against the declaration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola as the winner of August 9, 2014 governorship election, Justice Elizabeth Ikpejime delivered the ruling of the Tribunal, which insisted that only Certified True Copies of election documents could be tendered from the bar
Omisore, however, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday that he had to engage in widespread consultation as a committed party man
This is democracy and the will of the people must be respected. You win some and you lose some yet the struggle continues
The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Ife, Osun State, Prof. Bamitale Idowu Omole, made the declaration at the INEC office on Abere Road, Osogbo
Aregbesola floored his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyiola Omisore, in 22 local government areas out of the 30 local government areas in the state
Omisore, in a letter to the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, alleged that Aregbesola had been declaring his own results of the election, which he said was against the rules of the election
It accused the APC of commencing the announcement of results even before collation began
Meanwhile, Labour Party candidate, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, says he is still in the governorship race
Terfa Hemen, an observer from the Centre for Democracy Development, said he had monitored six polling units in Ilesa West and Ilesa East, adding that INEC officials arrived before 8am
Oyinlola, who declared for the All Progressives Congress from his party, the PDP, listed several reasons why the PDP represented retrogression for the Yoruba people
Sijuwade described Omisore as a humble person, recalling that he “stepped aside” for former Governors Bisi Akande and Olagunsoye Oyinlola when he prevailed on him
The IRI, the Bureau insisted, sent Omisore a mail, while officials of all the parties invited, PDP inclusive, were also mandated to ensure prompt arrival of their candidates at the edition for party officials, which held a week before
Odunlade said attacks on APC members have become a daily occurrence in the last few weeks
The mammoth crowd, armed with brooms, began the sweeping from the palace to the town hall and later to the streets of the town
He noted that the state was blessed with many tourism sites and tourist attractions, which included Osun Osogbo grove in Osogbo, Oranmiyan Staff in Ile-Ife and Olumirin Waterfall in Erin-Ijesa