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Osun state tribunal update: Appeal Court uphold Ademola Adeleke ... (BBC News)

Di Court of Appeal for Abuja di Nigeria capital go give judgement about who win di Osun state govnorship election on Friday.

Di tribunal also tok say over-voting dey for dat election. Govnor Adeleke bin file suit against di decision of di election petition tribunal wey cancel im election as govnor of Osun State. For di last hearing for di Court of Appeal, di three-member panel wey M.F Shuaibu lead reserve judgement afta di panel of judges listen to di lawyers of Govnor Adeleke of di Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and former All Progressives Govnor, Gboyega Oyetola.

Appeal Court Sets Aside Tribunal Judgement, Upholds Adeleke As ... (CHANNELS TELEVISION)

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship Tribunal and has upheld the election of Senator Ademola ...

The judge faulted Oyetola and APC, that they only relied on the data from the back end server and failed to look at the voters register which forms the foundation of the whole electoral process and as such, cannot strengthen their allegations of over voting. The panel held 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. The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship Tribunal and has upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governor of the state.

BREAKING: Appeal court reinstates Adeleke as Osun governor (TheCable)

The court of appeal sitting in Abuja has reinstated Ademola Adeleke as the governor of Osun state...

On issues five and seven which borders on over-voting, the appeal court held that the respondents failed to prove their allegation of over-voting. On the second issue of jurisdiction, the appellate court held that although the law allows the tribunal suspend decisions on preliminary objections until the end of the matter, the Osun governorship tribunal failed to show in writing that it considered Adeleke’s preliminary objection in its merit. He also challenged the jurisdiction of the tribunal to preside over the petition on the grounds that it failed to consider the preliminary objection he filed against the petitioners.

Appeal Court restores Adeleke as Osun state Governor (Voice of Nigeria)

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja Nigeria, has restored the Governor of Osun State South-West Nigeria Ademola Adeleke, as authentic Governor of July 16, ...

Meanwhile, on the cross appeal, which borders on the education qualification of governor Ademola Adeleke, it was thrown away by the court on the ground that it lacked merit. Justice Shuaib said that it was wrong and erroneous of the tribunal to have made finding on the issue of the alleged certificate forgery that had been resolved by the Court of Appeal. The Court on Friday, vacated the tribunal judgement that nullified the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke.

No Victor, No Vanquished In Osun – Governor Adeleke Reacts To ... (SaharaReporters.com)

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has reacted to the ruling of the Court of Appeal which affirmed him as the winner of the state governorship ...

He said, “Osun belonged to all of us, irrespective of party affiliation. We should all return to the table and continue the good work of moving Osun forward.” The Court of Appeal in Abuja had ruled that Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was the winner of the Osun State governorship election.

Osun: Appeal Court reignites music for 'dancing governor' (The Punch)

It appears it will be a fight to the finish for the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and his challenger, the immediate past governor of the state, ...

The PUNCH reports that the court awarded the sum of N500,000 as a cost against the APC and Oyetola. Displeased, Adeleke and the PDP headed for the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal heard the appeal on March 13 and reserved its judgment. For the 61 days his electoral victory lasted, Adeleke was a delight to watch for the feel-good disposition he brought to governance. They claimed the election that produced Adeleke, who had tried unsuccessfully before his eventual victory in 2022, was fraught with “irregularities.” INEC said Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, polled 403,371 votes to defeat then-incumbent Governor Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, who got 375,027 votes.