I Will Become Governor of Osun Next Week Friday – Adeleke Assures Supporters

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearer in the September 22, 2018, gubernatorial election in Osun, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday declared he would become the governor of the state by next week Friday. He expressed optimism that the Supreme Court judgment slated for July 5 in the appeal filed against the Court of Appeal ruling that declared incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola would be in his (Adeleke) favour. The apex court had fixed July 5 for judgement on the petition Adeleke filed against the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election, Oyetola, who was returned elected by

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Adeleke Vs Oyetola: APC Leaders Intimidating S’Court Judges Using Buhari’s Name -Group Alleges

A civil society group, the Civil Liberty Union, has raised alarm over alleged harrassments and threats against some members of the Supreme Court panel of Justices presiding over the Osun governorship Appeal by a team allegedly led by a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Southwest and 2 governors one from the South West and the other from North West. The group alleged that the APC leader and the two governors were allegedly using the names of President Muhammadu Buhari to intimidate the Justices to jettison the supremacy of the Constitution and find any way to give

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Osun: Adeleke Seeks Prayers From Supporters Ahead of Supreme Court Verdict

The People’s Democratic Party’s candidate for September 22, 2018 governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has called on his supporters to prayerfully and peacefully await verdict of the Supreme Court on the governorship tussle. A statement by his media consultant, Olumide Lawal, said as a man at peace with himself, he would want  his teeming supporters to remain calm and hold the progress of Osun-State dear to their hearts. Expressing hope, he said that by the special grace of God and judicial process, economic prosperity beckons on Osun-State. Adeleke also enjoined the people of Osun State to be rest sure that

By |June 21st, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments

BREAKING: Supreme Court delivers judgment on Osun gov poll July 5

The Supreme Court on Monday fixed July 5 to deliver its judgment on the dispute arising from the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State. The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the said election, Ademola Adeleke, had filed four separate appeals before the apex court to challenge the Abuja Division Court of Appeal’s decision affirming the All Progressives Congress and its Governor Adegboyega Oyetola as the winner of the poll. A seven-man panel of the apex court led by the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has already heard one of the appeals on Monday. The

By |June 17th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments

Osun Gov Dispute: Supreme Court Hears Adeleke’s Appeal Today

The Supreme Court has scheduled hearing for today (Monday) in the appeal filed by the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke in the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State. Adeleke is by the appeal, seeking the reversal of the May 9, 2019 majority judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which upheld the election of Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Governor of Osun State. Information about the hearing date is contained in notices sent to parties last week by the Registry of the Supreme Court, a copy of which sighted

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Adeleke qualified to contest Osun Guber election, says Appeal Court

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday ruled that Senator Ademola Adeleke was qualified to contest the September 2018 governorship election. A three-man panel of the court made the pronouncement in a unanimous judgment which upheld the appeals by Adeleke and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party. Justice Emmnuel Agim who read the lead judgment of the Court of Appeal, awarded the cost of N3m against the plaintiffs who instituted the suit before the FCT High Court – Wahab Raheem and Adam Habeeb – who were respondents to the appeals filed by Adeleke and the PDP. Adeleke’s and PDP’s

By |May 30th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments

Osun: The Dissenting And Majority of Appeal Court Judgements That Keep Nigerians Talking

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, upheld the election of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State, even as it nullified the tribunal judgment that declared Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as valid winner of governorship election that held in the state in September, The appellate court, in a four-to-one decision, held that the entire proceedings of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, including its judgment, amounted to a nullity. Justice Jummai Sankey who read the lead judgment of the appellate court, said it was wrong for a member of the tribunal panel, Justice Peter

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Osun: Why Appeal Court judgement cannot stand – Adeleke

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Osun 2018 Governorship Election, Ademola Adeleke, said he had instructed his counsels to challenge the appeal court judgement which upheld Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s election at the Supreme Court. Mr Adeleke, in a statement made available to journalists in Osogbo, the state capital on Thursday, said he received the appeal court judgement with dissatisfaction. According to him, the judgment of the appeal court relied on weak technical foundation, while the substantive issue which formed the basis of the lower tribunal judgement was relegated to the background. “I received with dissatisfaction the judgement of

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Appeal Court reserves judgment on Osun governorship election

The Court of Appeal on Wednesday in Abuja reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, challenging the declaration of Ademola Adeleke as the duly elected governor by the state election petition tribunal. The appellate court also reserved judgment in the two other appeals filed by Mr Oyetola’s All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), challenging the same judgment of the tribunal. The tribunal gave its judgement declaring Mr Adeleke winner of the election on March 22. A five-member panel of the appeal court led by Jummai Sankey announced that

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Ondo Guber Aspirant, Okunomo Hails Judiciary As Tribunal Declares Adeleke Winner of Osun Governorship Election

Mr Banji Okunomo, Gubernatorial Aspirant of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State ahead of 2020 governorship election, has hailed the Judiciary for upholding the santicty of its existence as the last hope of common man following the declaration of Senator Ademola Adeleke, Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of last year’s governorship election in Osun- State by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal In a telephone interview with Starnews on Friday, Okunomo described Adeleke’s victory at the Tribunal as victory for democracy. The full statement reads: “I want to commend the Judiciary for upholding

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