The Osun State Governorship
Election Petition Tribunal, in Abuja on Friday threw out objections filed by
the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, as well
as the Independent National Electoral Commission against the petition
challenging their victory at the September 2018 election.
The Peoples Democratic Party,PDP,
and its governorship candidate, Ademola Adeleke, had filed a petition asking
the tribunal to declared that he polled the highest lawful votes and should be
declared the winner.
But Oyetola, APC and INEC had
filed their notices of preliminary objection contending among others that the
petition was incompetent and that the court lacked jurisdiction.
Delivering the lead ruling of the
three-man tribunal, Justice Peter Obi, held that the objections were
misconceived and struck them out.
According to the Tribunal, it had
jurisdiction to hear the petition.
Punch reports that there were two
other reserved rulings the tribunal is to deliver before delving into the merit
of the petition.
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