The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of Ademola Adeleke as governor of Osun. On Friday, the appellate court set aside the verdict of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which sacked him from office. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Adeleke secured 403, 371 votes to defeat Gboyega … Read more
Ademola Adeleke is in the news again. On Friday, the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo nullified his election as governor of the state. Justice Tertsea Kume, chairman of the three-man panel, held that the July 16, 2022 governorship election did not comply with the Electoral Act, thereby invalidating Adeleke’s victory. Tertsea said … Read more
By Elom Sunday Njoku Last Saturday’s Osun State governorship election which was declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has continued to generate untold tension and expectations, not only in Osun state but in Nigeria. Of course, the reason for the tension is obvious—it is one of the yardsticks to determine the possible … Read more