Supreme Court affirms Adeleke as Osun Governor

The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the election of Ademola Adeleke as the governor of Osun State.

The Supreme Court said Gboyega Oyetola and All Progressives Congress (APC) failed to prove its case of improper accreditation of voters and over-voting against Adeleke.

A five-member panel of the apex court held that the court of appeal correctly reinstated Adeleke as governor.

The judgment is affirmed and adopted by the entire five members of the panel.

According to all the members of the panel, the appeal lacks merit.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Adeleke as the winner of the Osun governorship election in July 2022.

INEC Returning Officer for Osun, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe said Adeleke polled 403,371 votes to defeat his closest challenger Oyetola who polled 375,027 votes.