The Supreme Court of Nigeria has fixed July 5, 2019, to
deliver its judgment on the 2018 Osun State governorship election.
The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Ademola
Adeleke, had approached the apex court following the decision of the appeal
court to pronounce Governor Gboyega Oyetola as the winner of the election.
Adeleke’s lawyer, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), prayed the
court to uphold the ruling of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition
Tribunal that pronounced Adeleke as the legal winner of the election and
discard the judgment by the appeal court.
At the resumed hearing today, a seven-man-committee headed
by Justice Tanko Muhammad, adjourned sitting on the matter until July 5 for
judgment. Oyetola’s lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) together with the
counsel representing the Independent National Electoral Commission,
Yusuf Ali (SAN), and the All Progressives Congress counsel,
Olumide Olujinmi, all urged the apex court to dismiss the appeal and retain
Oyetola as the governor.
