The Supreme Court has affirmed the victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke at the July 16, 2022, Osun state governorship poll. While delivering judgment on Tuesday, a five-member panel of the apex court led by Justice John Inyang Okoro, held that the court of appeal correctly reinstated Adeleke as governor.
According to the panel, Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC) failed to prove allegations of non-accreditation of voters in 744 polling units with the BVAS that resulted in over-voting.
The panel further stated that the appeal lacked merit, adding that the failure of the election tribunal in Osun to consider the preliminary objections raised by Adeleke and the PDP at the trial level amounted to a denial of a fair hearing and rendered the entire proceeding a nullity.
