BREAKING: Adeleke, Oyetola to Know Fate As Supreme Court Sets Judgment for Tuesday, May 9

BREAKING: Adeleke, Oyetola to Know Fate As Supreme Court Sets Judgment for Tuesday, May 9

  • The Supreme Court is set to deliver judgment in the case involving former Governor Gboyega Oyeotola and Governor Ademola Adeleke
  • The apex court has fixed Tuesday, May 9, to deliver its judgement on the July 16, 2022, Osun state governorship election dispute
  • The court arrived at this decision on Monday, May 8, after taking arguments from parties involved in the matter

A report by The Nation has it that the Supreme Court has scheduled judgment for 2 pm on Tuesday, May 8, in the appeal filed by the former governor of Osun state, Gboyega Oyetola, against the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke.

Oyetola is, by his appeal, seeking the reversal of the March 25 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which affirmed Adeleke’s victory in the last governorship election in Osun state.

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Gboyega Oyetola vs Ademola Adeleke suit, Supreme Court, Osun state 2022 election
Adeleke, Oyetola would know their fate as Supreme Court is set to deliver Judgment on Tuesday, May 9. Photo credit: Adegboyega Oyetola, Ademola Adeleke
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Supreme Court will decide Adeleke, Oyetola's fate on Tuesday, May 9

The appeal court had set aside an earlier judgment by the Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which favoured Oyetola and sacked Adeleke.

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A five-member panel of the Supreme Court announced the time and date for judgment after taking arguments from lawyers to the parties on Monday.

"Osun APC leaders plotted with PDP to betray Oyetola", speaker alleges

Speaker of the Osun House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, made a strong revelation about what went down in the state during the 2022 governorship election.

Owoeye, on Monday, May 1, disclosed that some factional leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state connived with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to betray the former governor, Oyetola and the party.

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Owoeye spoke before the inauguration of the committee on the repositioning of Osun APC by Oyetola at the Tinubu-Shettima campaign office in Osogbo.

Davido's uncle Gov Adeleke prostrates in public to greet Aregbesola as Ilesha gets passport office

In another development, the uncle of the famous Nigerian singer, Davido, and governor of Osun state, Ademola Adeleke, was seen prostrating to greet Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the former governor of the state and current minister of interior.

Governor Adeleke carried out the action on Tuesday, March 28, at the commissioning of the Ilesha passport office.

The act by the governor is an ancient tradition in Yoruba land that is mandatory and demands that every male member of the Yoruba race greets their elders lying flat in front of them.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.