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Osun guber poll: Tribunal to sit on Saturdays, public holidays
.Oyetola swears in 69 elected council chairmen
Blessing Akorowosi, Osogbo
Osun State Election Petition Tribunal has indicated that it would sit on Saturdays and public holidays over the petition of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola against the declaration of Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the July 16 governorship election in the state.
According to the Tribunal, the decision was made in order to conclude the matter on time.
The Court directed parties to file the scheduling of their witnesses in not less than 24 hours to the tribunal sittings.
These disclosures are contained in the Pre-hearing report, delivered by the Chairman of the panel, Justice Tertsea Kume at the sitting of the tribunal on Monday.
Also, all documentary evidence pleaded shall be taken from the bar and objection to them would be deferred to their final addresses, while the time agreed on by parties for the evidence of witnesses will be maintained.
It ruled: “The tribunal will commence sitting by 10am from Monday to Friday and close for the day by 4pm, except Friday when the tribunal will close proceeding by 1pm.
“The tribunal will also sit on saturdays and public holidays depending on the exigency of the circumstances”.
Justice Kume then, adjourned the commencement of full hearing to October 26, 2022.
Meanwhile, Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has charged newly elected council chairmen in the state to provide quality and credible leadership at the third tier of government.
Oyetola gave the charge while swearing in the 69 newly elected council chairmen at Abere, on Monday.
The governor said that the essence of the local government system was to provide adequate, quality, and equitable services at the grassroots.
He said that a couple of factors delayed the conduct of council polls in the state since the tenure of the last elected officers elapsed.
”The outbreak of COVID-19 and its consequences on governance was a major setback, it affected the pace of governance.
”The need to hold the governorship election and its attendant cost also made the council election not to come earlier,” he said.
Oyetola said that the state resorted to caretaker committees due to the uncertainties of the transition process and the need to prevent a vacuum at the third tier.
He said that the inauguration of elected council leaderships had aligned the state with true democracy.
”This has ended the services of those appointed to local government caretaker committees across the state.
”It is now your duty to reciprocate the gestures of those that elected you by providing good leadership and fulfilling your promises,” he said.
Speaking on behalf of the elected chairmen, Mr. Abiodun Idowu commended Oyetola for organising a peaceful, fair, and transparent election.
He expressed the commitment of the chairmen to prove their mettle by implementing people-oriented programmes.
He said that the council chairmen would key into the leadership template of the governor in the interest of the ordinary people.
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