The Osun State Governorship election petitions tribunal has nullified the election of Ademola Adeleke as Governor of the state.
Tribunal in its ruling on Friday, declared Gboyega Oyetola the validly elected governor of the state.
Delivering its judgment, the tribunal held that the governorship election was characterized by over-voting, adding that after deducting the excessive votes, Oyetola’s figures rose to 314, 921, while Adeleke’s came down to 290, 266.
The tribunal led by Justice Terste Kume, therefore, instructed INEC to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Adeleke and his deputy, Kola Adewusi.
It also directed that the certificate of return be issued to Oyetola instead.
Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeated Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 16, 2023 poll in the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Adeleke the winner after polling 403,371 against Oyetola’s 375,027 votes.
Though there were 13 other candidates that participated in the Osun governorship election, it was dominated by Adeleke and Oyetola.
The PDP candidate, Adeleke won in 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state governorship poll, while Oyetola of the APC won in the remaining 13 LGAs.
