The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship tribunal, and has upheld the Governorship election of Senator Ademola Adeleke.
Following the state’s governorship elections on July 16, an Election Petition Tribunal removed Adeleke from office, claiming that the Senator did not receive a majority of lawful votes.
However, in a unanimous decision by a three-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Shuaibu, the Court of Appeal quashed the tribunal’s decision and upheld Adeleke as the rightful governor of Osun State.
The Appeal Court Panel overturned the tribunal’s order that a certificate of return be withdrawn from Adeleke and issued to Oyetola.
The panel upheld the issue of BVAS raised against Oyetola, stating that the Osun State tribunal was wrong to have said that there was over voting, a claim that only relied on the evidence by Oyetola and the APC, and as such, doesn’t prove their case in any way.