Nigeria: Adeleke Scales One Hurdle, Braces Up for the Future

25 March 2019

Nseobong Okon-Ekong and Alex Enumah write that the recent decision of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has brought an end to the first phase in the legal battle which started about six months ago

For many who keenly followed the proceedings of the Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, it would have been a huge surprise if the final verdict had turned out any other way. The expectation was that Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could not muster a coherent defense against the overwhelming indictment from evidence presented by the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke who approached the tribunal, seeking justice for perceived injury that led to his loss in the governorship contest.

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