JUST IN: Tribunal sacks Osun governor Adeleke

The Osun State Election Petition Tribunal hearing the APC and Adegboyega Oyetola’s petition against the victory of the PDP’s Ademola Adeleke on Friday annulled the result of the July 16 Osun governorship poll.

Justice Tetsea Kume, while delivering a majority decision declared that INEC did not comply substantially with the Constitution and the provisions of the Electoral Act.

The court however, deducted the over-voting observed from the votes scored by the candidates and declared that Oyetola won the election, having polled 314, 921, while Adeleke’s score came down to 290, 266.

The trial judge had ordered INEC to withdraw Adeleke’s certificate of return and issued another one to Oyetola who won a majority of the lawful votes.