The Supreme Court panel has upheld the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State.
Delivering judgment in the appeal by former governor, Gboyega Oyetola on Tuesday, a five-member Supreme Court panel held that the appeal lacked “any scintilla of merit.
The Supreme Court panel led by Justice John Inyang Okoro held that Oyetola and the APC failed to prove allegations of non-accreditation of voters in 744 polling units with the BVAS, resulting in over-voting.
The panel also unanimously held that the failure of the election tribunal in Osun to consider the preliminary objections raised by Adeleke and the PDP at the trial level rendered the entire proceeding nullity.