Just In! Tribunal Declares Oyetola Winner Of Osun Governorship Election

 Senator Ademola Adeleke has been sacked as the Governor of Osun State by the Osun Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo,Osun state capital on Friday.

 

The tribunal also ordered that the certificate of returns given to the state governor, Adeleke be withdrawn with immediate effect.

 

The Presiding Judge of the panel, Justice Tertsea Kume while reading the judgement in Osogbo, stated that the conduct of the election was not in compliance with the electoral act.

 

Justice Kume explained that there was over voting in six polling units during the election and maintained that, after the deduction of valid votes vast from the over-voting at these polling units, Oyetola polled 314,941 while, Adeleke polled 290,266.