Appeal Court delivers judgement in Osun guber election tussle Friday

The Court of Appeal in Abuja will tomorrow, Friday deliver judgment in the governorship election tussle between Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and his immediate past predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola.

The court, had on March 14 reserved judgements in the appeal and a cross-appeal filed on the dispute by Adeleke and INEC.

A three-man panel of Justices of the Court led by Justice Mohammed Shuaibu, after taking the final arguments from lawyers to the parties had announced that Adeleke and Oyetola would be informed when the judgments are ready.

The make or mar judgment would be delivered on March 24.

A notice to that effect specifically indicated that the verdict would be presented by 12 noon.

The substantive appeals, filed by Adeleke, his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), are against the January 27 judgement of the Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal, which voided Adeleke’s victory at the July 16, 2022 election.

The cross-appeal, jointly filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the election, Alhaji Oyetola, is against a portion of the tribunal’s judgment.