Tribunal judgment already on appeal, says Osun Gov
Oyetola.
Contrary
to this afternoon report on the court verdict in respect of Osun governorship
election, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State says the judgment of Election
Petition Tribunal that sacked him has been put on appeal.
Oyetola,
in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Wole Oyebamiji, on
Friday in Osogbo said justice will prevail.
The
statement read: “The Government of the State of Osun wishes to appreciate the
teeming support of the majority of the people in all things essential for
mutual progress.
“As
it is, the administration of His Excellency, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, Governor,
State of Osun, wishes to assure the people that the judgment of the Election
Tribunal has been put on appeal.
“This
is to further assure all the residents of the state of adequate security of
lives and properties, as the Government of the State is still the only
legitimate government having the authority to govern the State.
“We
therefore urge all the residents of the state to go about their lawful duties
without any hindrance.”
The
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Osun State Governorship Election
Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, declared Adeleke winner.
The
three-member panel held that the rerun election that held on September 27,
2018, was illegal.
The
tribunal, therefore, deducted the votes scored by the APC candidate, Gboyega
Oyetola, in the rerun after declaring the rerun illegal.
The
tribunal said Adeleke won the election at the first ballot on September 22 and
the rerun that INEC devised to reach a final conclusion a week later was illegal.
“The
declaration of Oyetola is null and void,” the tribunal ruled in a majority
decision with one member dissenting.
(NAN).
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