Supreme Court upholds Adeleke’s victory as Osun Governor

By BASHIR ADEFAKA

Nigeria’s highest judiciary body, the Supreme Court, has finally laid to rest all allegations aimed at vacating the victory of Senator Ademola Adeleke as winner of Osun State Governorship Election, held on SaturdayJuly 16, 2022.

This, the nation’s apex court did by setting aside the appeal by Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Governorship Candidate and winner of the election, Adeleke, who has since assumed office as governor of the state.

The DEFENDER reports that the Supreme Court, in its judgment read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, also upheld the Appeal Court’s judgment that upheld the election of Adeleke as the state governor.

The apex court held that the appellant failed to adduce enough evidence to prove his allegation of over voting in the July 16, 2022 governorship poll.

The judgment is affirmed and adopted by the entire five members of the panel.

According to all the members of the panel the appeal lacks merit.