BREAKING NEWS - Election Tribunal Annul Oyetola's Victory, Declares PDP Adeleke Winner Of Osun Governorship Election

Ademola Adeleke

The Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal has declared Senator Ademola Adeleke of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the controversial gubernatorial election in Osun State last year September 27, 2018.

The tribunal also declared the last year rerun election in the state illegal.

The three-man panel of the Tribunal gave the judgement on Friday following the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and it's candidate, Gboyega Oyetola.

The Tribunal also ruled that PDP and Adeleke proved that it was the state Returning Officer who cancelled the results in 7 Polling Units, adding that the petitioner also proved that the Returning Officer has no power to cancel election results of a polling unit.

The Tribunal also deducted 2,029 votes from APC scores and 1,246 votes from PDP scores in 17 polling units where there was non compliance.

Delivering the judgement, the panel had a split decision. While two members (majority judgement) ruled in favor of PDP and Ademola. The chairman, Justice Ibrahim Sirajo (minority judgement), ruled in favor of APC's Oyetola.