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| Oyetola & Adeleke. |
The
Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal has voided the election of Adegboyega
Oyetola as governor of Osun State.
In
a two-to-one split decision by a three-man panel, the tribunal declared Senator
Ademola Adeleke of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the
election
Justice Peter Obiora, who read the lead judgement, voided the
supplementary election held on September 27, 2018 on the ground that the state
returning officer has no power to have cancelled election in seven polling
units in four Local Government and order a rerun. I
The tribunal, in the majority judgment, also cancelled results
from 17 polling units on grounds of substantial non-compliance with Electoral
Act.
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