Osun Election: Adeleke, PDP Wins Big Days After Guber Poll as Court Gives Fresh Judgement
The governor-elect in the just concluded Osun state governorship election, Ademola Adeleke has been declared the rightful candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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Adeleke's assurance was strengthened in a judgement delivered by the Court of Appeal sitting in Osun state on Wednesday, July 20.
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In its judgement, the court affirmed Adeleke as PDP’s governorship candidate while dismissing a suit by Dotun Babayemi, a governorship aspirant, against the governor-elect.
The appellate court in its judgement upheld the ruling delivered by a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo following a suit filed against Adeleke's emergence as PDP's governorship candidate for Osun state through the party's primary election.
The two factions within the party had conducted separate primary elections in the state.
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The suit which was filed by Babayemi sought the court's order to declare him as the PDP’s governorship candidate in the just-concluded Osun state governorship election.
Adeleke was declared the winner of the governorship election which took place on Saturday, July 16.
He garnered403, 371 votes to defeat the incumbent governor of the state, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, who polled 375, 027 votes.
On Wednesday, July 20, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented the certificate of return to Adeleke.
Osun election: APC chieftain reacts to Tinubu's alleged comment on Adeleke's victory
Elton Onwu, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress had said that the outcome of the Osun election is not a determinant of the 2023 general polls.
Onwu also claimed ownership of a statement credited to Bola Tinubu shortly after INEC declared Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the Osun gubernatorial election.
According to Onwu, the ruling party would use lessons learnt from the Osun poll to better prepare itself and its members for the general elections.
APC chairman Adamu makes 1st comment hours after Oyetola's loss to Adeleke in Osun
The All Progressives Congress (APC) had said that the party is not aware of the outcome of the Saturday, July 16, governorship election in Osun state.
The disclosure was made by the national chairman of the ruling party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, on Sunday, July 17
Adamu's position on the matter was made known about 12 hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the 2022 Osun governorship poll.
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