The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has been sacked by Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, making his tenure a short-lived administration of only 62 days.
The July 16 Osun governorship election results was annulled by the tribunal on the basis that the Independent National Electoral Commission did not comply with the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as well as the Electoral Act as amended.
The Tribunal also order Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Adeleke and reissue to to former Governor of the state, Adegboyega Oyetola
The lead Justice Tetsea Kume, while delivering a majority decision vote on behalf of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, ruled that INEC did not comply substantially with the constitution and the provisions of the Electoral Act.
He subsequently deducted the over-voting observed from the votes scored by the candidates and declared that Oyetola won the election, having polled 314, 921, while Adeleke’s score came down to 290, 266.
He directed INEC to withdraw Adeleke’s certificate of return and issue another one to Oyetola who won a majority of the lawful votes.
