Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has rejected the recent tribunal ruling that sacked him as the governor of the state.
Adeleke contested the gubernatorial election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in July 16 2022. He defeated his major rival in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gboyega Oyetola, and was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
However, in August 2022, Oyetola approached the election petition tribunal to challenge Adeleke’s victory, insisting there was over-voting in 749 polling units across 10 LGAs of the state.
The Tribunal in its recent judgement ordered INEC to withdraw the certificate of return from Adeleke and issue same to Oyetola whom it said had won the election.
While reacting in a statement signed by his spokesman, Olawale Rasheed, Governor Adeleke said the judgement was a “miscarriage of justice and an unfair interpretation against the will of majority of voters.”
He said: “I call on our people to remain calm. We will appeal the judgement and we are sure justice will be done.
“Let our people be reassured that we will do everything possible to retain this widely acclaimed mandate.”
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