Osun polls: Oyetola, others, urge Supreme Court to dismiss Adeleke’s appeal

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, Monday asked the Supreme Court to dismiss all four appeals filed by the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sen. Ademola Adeleke challenging his victory in the 2018 Osun Governorship election.

Adeleke had approached the apex court with appeals, marked: SC/553/2019; SC/554/2019; SC/555/2019 and SC/556/2019 aimed at upturning Oyetola’s declaration as winner of the election by the Court of Appeal in Abuja.

The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammad Tanko, leading six other justices fixed July 5 to deliver judgment on the appeal.

Tanko gave the date after Counsel for all the parties adopted their written addresses.

Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), Counsel for Adeleke and the PDP urged the apex court to grant prayers contained in his clients’ appeal by upturning the judgment of the Court of Appeal that affirmed Oyetola as validly elected governor of the state.