Osun Gov’ship Poll: We’ll proceed to Supreme Court – APC

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it would study the judgement passed by the Court of Appeal which was retained the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Ademola Adeleke as the Governor of the state.

The party said it would proceed to the apex court of the country without delay.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, March 24, 2023 confirmed the victory of Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke.

The Court quashed the position of the Election Petition Tribunal, which had earlier ruled in favour of the immediate past Governor of the state, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The Informant247 recalls that the tribunal on January 27, 2023 declared Oyetola the winner of the state governorship election which took place on July 16, 2022.

The three-man panel revealed that the appellant did not forge any document and that the report of the server of the electoral commission which earlier upheld the victory of Oyetola was not applicable.

The appellate court upheld that the BVAS is the key and primary source of election accreditation.

The court of appeal therefore disregard the judgement of the election petition tribunal, and affirm the victory of the sitting Governor of the state, Ademola Adeleke.

While reacting to the development, the acting chairman of the party in the state, Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement implored members of the party not to lose hope.

“As a law-abiding party which prioritises the rules of law, we shall pursue the issue to the Supreme Court with a view to ensuring that justice is served.

“The members and supporters of our party should not despair over the judgement as it’s a mere temporary setback which would be redressed in due course.

“The long and short of my sermon is that we shall meet Adeleke, the PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the Supreme Court,” Lawal stated.

The state’s chapter of the PDP, in a statement called on the immediate past Governor of the state and the APC to congratulate the sitting Governor, Adeleke.

In a statement released by the the caretaker chairman of the party, Akindele Adekunle, the party applauded the judiciary for maintaining justice, fairness and restoring the confidence of the people.

“We wish to commend and applaud the Lord Justice of the appellate court for upholding the tenet of justice and fairness in the Osun guber case.

“We want to urge the Osun APC and enjoin Oyetola to bury their hatchet, congratulate Governor Adeleke and join hands with the PDP government in the state to move Osun forward instead of embarking on another futile mission to the Supreme Court,” Adekunle stated.