Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, has called the governorship election petitions tribunal's decision a "miscarriage of justice," vowing to appeal it to the Court of Appeal.
PRIME9JAONLINE gathered that the Election Petitions Tribunal, which was hearing the All Progressives Congress' Adegboyega Oyetola's petition against the Peoples Democratic Party's Ademola Adeleke's victory in the July 16 Osun governorship election, annulled the result on Friday.
In a majority decision, Justice Tetsea Kume declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission did not comply substantially with the constitution and the provisions of the Electoral Act.
Reacting to the verdict of the tribunal from his country home in Ede, Adeleke faulted the resolution of the over-voting question in favour of Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, calling it “an unfair interpretation against the will of majority of voters”
While urging his supporters to remain calm, Adeleke vowed to appeal the judgement at the Court of Appeal, insisting he remained the rightful winner of the July 16 election.
“I call on our people to remain calm. We will appeal the judgement and we are sure justice will be done. Let our people be reassured that we will do everything possible to retain this widely acclaimed mandate,” the governor said in a statement signed by his spokesman, Olawale Rasheed, on Friday.