Adeleke Rejects Tribunal Verdict, Heads To Appeal Court

Adeleke Rejects Tribunal Verdict, Heads To Appeal Court

The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has described the verdict of the governorship election petitions tribunal as "a miscarriage of justice", vowing to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal.

Reacting to the verdict of the tribunal from his country home in Ede, Adeleke faulted the resolution of the over-voting question in favour of Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, calling it "an unfair interpretation against the will of majority of voters"

Adeleke promised to challenge the verdict at the Court of Appeal while pleading with his supporters to remain calm. He insisted he was still the rightful winner of the July 16 election.

"I call on our people to remain calm. We will appeal the judgement and we are sure justice will be done. Let our people be reassured that we will do everything possible to retain this widely acclaimed mandate," the governor said in a statement signed by his spokesman, Olawale Rasheed, on Friday.

Comments

Keep up to date with our latest articles and uploads...