Why Tribunal Removed Ademola Adeleke As Governor of Osun State

Date: 27-01-2023 2:07 pm (2 months ago) | Author: Bayo Nelson
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The Osun state election petitions tribunal has given reasons for sacking Ademola Adeleke as Governor of Osun state. Recall that Adeleke was on Friday sacked from office by the Tribunal ending his 62 days in office. While annulling the July 16 Osun governorship poll results, the tribunal held that the Independent National Electoral Commission did not comply with the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as well as the Electoral Act as amended. The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, the winner of the July 16 election.
 
The Returning Officer for the election and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes, beating the incumbent Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the APC, who garnered 375,027 votes in the keenly contested race. In the election held across 3,763 polling units in the 30 local government areas in Osun, the PDP won 17 of the LGAs, while the APC recorded more votes in the remaining 13. The PDP won in Ede North, Ede South, Ifelodun, Boluwaduro, Egbedore, Odo Otin, Osogbo, Ila, Atakumosa West, Olorunda, Ilesa West, Obokun, Oriade, Orolu, Ife North, Irepodun, and Ejigbo LGAs.
 
The APC, on the other hand, won in Boripe, Ilesa East, Ayedire, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Ayedaade, Iwo, Olaoluwa, Isokan, Atakumosa East, Irewole, Ife South, and Ife East LGAs. Out of the 1,955,657 registered voters in the state, 1,479,595 Permanent Voter Cards were collected before the election. Adeleke’s victory raised the PDP-governed states’ tally to 14, with the ruling APC states dropping to 21.
 
But the hope of Adeleke, known for his dancing skills and fondly referred to as the ‘Dancing Senator’, was dashed on Friday after the tribunal annulled the result of the July 16 governorship poll. While delivering a majority decision vote, Justice Tetsea Kume ruled that INEC did not comply substantially with the constitution and the provisions of the Electoral Act.
 
He subsequently deducted the over-voting observed from the votes scored by the candidates and declared that Oyetola won the election, having polled 314, 921, while Adeleke’s score came down to 290, 266. He directed INEC to withdraw Adeleke’s certificate of return and issue another one to Oyetola who won a majority of the lawful votes.


Posted: at 27-01-2023 02:07 PM (2 months ago) | Hero
- Allsense at 27-01-2023 02:29 PM (2 months ago)
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Over-voting of over 100k votes compared to Apc's over 60k??  Shocked Shocked Shocked
Posted: at 27-01-2023 02:29 PM (2 months ago) | Gistmaniac
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- fineboy77 at 27-01-2023 02:33 PM (2 months ago)
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hmmmmmmmmm

Posted: at 27-01-2023 02:33 PM (2 months ago) | Hero
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- OmoNobaUku at 27-01-2023 02:58 PM (2 months ago)
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Hooray! Victory to the good people of Osun. No dancing embarrassments, no nuisance semi-illiterate at the helm.
Posted: at 27-01-2023 02:58 PM (2 months ago) | Gistmaniac
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- gogoman at 27-01-2023 08:50 PM (2 months ago)
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 Grin Grin Grin  democracy

sweet die
Posted: at 27-01-2023 08:50 PM (2 months ago) | Grande Master
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- FloJoJo at 28-01-2023 04:40 PM (2 months ago)
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A similar kangaroo judgement might be awaiting Nigerians after the upcoming 2023 presidential election. The whole world is watching our judiciary system very closely. Overturning peoples will after electing their candidates is a signal of igniting communal and civil war. Make una continuing to frustrate the youths okay  Angry
Posted: at 28-01-2023 04:40 PM (2 months ago) | Upcoming
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