Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Osun state governorship election, has
congratulated Gboyega Oyetola, governor of the state, over his victory at the
supreme court.
The supreme court had upheld the
election of Oyetola, candidate of the APC, in the September governorship
election.
In a statement by Olawale
Rasheed, his spokesman, Adeleke said the judgement remained final, regardless
of his misgivings.
He added that his ambition to be
the governor of the state was never a “do-or-die affair”.
“As a democrat and law-abiding
citizen, I accept the ruling no matter my misgivings,” he said.
“I wish Governor Oyetola well in
the governance of Osun State. In all circumstances, we must thank God Almighty.
We gallantly fought a good fight in pursuance of a democratic cause. The ideals
we fought for lives on.
“Our ambition was never a
do-or-die affair. We aspired to serve and deliver democratic dividends to the
people of Osun state. Our ambition was altruistic. We wish Governor Oyetola the
best in the governance of the state.”
The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Oyetola winner of the election after a
rerun in September 2018.
Dissatisfied with INEC’s
declaration, Adeleke filed a petition at the tribunal and he was declared
winner of the election but Oyetola appealed the verdict of the tribunal.
In May, the appeal court gave
judgement in favour of the APC candidate. The court had set aside the entire
proceedings of the tribunal, saying the panel was not well constituted.
But delivering judgement on
Friday, Bode Rhodes-Vivour, a judge, held that the appeal court was right to
set aside the entire proceedings of the tribunal.
The judge said the failure of J.
Obiora, a member of tribunal, to attend proceedings on February 6 rendered the
judgement a “nullity.”
The judge also said the certified
true copy (CTC) was not signed by Obiora. He, therefore, dismissed Adeleke’s
appeal.
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