A federal high court sitting in Osogbo, Osun state, has
dismissed a suit seeking to declare Dotun Babayemi as the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) candidate for the July 16 governorship election in the state.
The court affirmed Ademola Adeleke as the validly elected
PDP candidate for the poll.
In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, Nathaniel
Ayo-Emmanuel, the judge, held that the primary election conducted at the WOCDIF
Centre, Osogbo, on March 8, 2022, which produced Babayemi is null and void.
During the governorship primary election on March 8, some
party chieftains held parallel primaries in the state.
In one of the primaries held at Osogbo city stadium, under
the supervision of Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Bayelsa deputy governor, Adeleke was
declared the winner.
In the Olagunsoye Oyinlola-backed faction which held its
primaries at WOCDIF, Babayemi was declared the winner.
In a list of candidates later released by the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC), Adeleke was recognised as the duly
elected candidate to fly the flag of the PDP in the governorship election in
the state.
Babayemi approached the court to challenge the submission
and nomination of Adeleke by the PDP to INEC and the validity of the primaries
conducted at stadium.
However, the judge in his judgment, ruled in favour of
Adeleke.
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