The Election Petitions Tribunal has annulled the result of the July 16 Osun state governorship poll.
Adegboyega Oyetola had filed a petition against the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Ademola Adeleke.
While delivering the tribunal’s decision, Justice Tetsea Kume declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not comply substantially with the constitution and the provisions of the Electoral Act.
He subsequently deducted the over-voting observed from the votes scored by the candidates and declared that Oyetola won the election.
While Oyetola polled 314, 921, Adeleke’s score came down to 290, 266.
The judge directed INEC to withdraw Adeleke’s certificate of return and issue another certificate to Oyetola who won a majority of the lawful votes.
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Recall in September last year, the Supreme Court affirmed Ademola Adeleke as the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the governorship election.
A five member panel of the apex court dismissed the suit filed by Oyedotun Babayemi, who is one of the governorship aspirants had approached the Osogbo division of the federal high court seeking to be declared the PDP candidate of the governorship election held on July 16 in the state.
The panel, led by Justice Amina Augie also held that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the suit, having filed out of time .