The Appeal Court, sitting in Akure, has upheld the decision of the
election petition tribunal which had affirmed the victory of Rauf
Aregbesola in the August 9, 2014 Osun Sate governorship election.
Justice Gana Mshelia-led Appeal Court unanimously dismissed the appeal of Iyiola Omisore of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on the ground of incompetence.
The
court accepted the argument of Aregebsola of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) that Omisore’s petition ought to have been dismissed as
an abandoned petition in the first instance by the State Election
Petition Tribunal before hearing by the Justice Elizabeth Ikpejime-led tribunal.
Aregbesola
was declared winner of the August 9 governorship election by the
Independent National Electoral Commission, defeating Omisore and 18
other candidates.
The Governor polled 392, 284
votes while Omisore got 292, 742 votes, but the results were contested
by Omisore and the Peoples Democratic Party.
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