Tribunal Judgement: Oyetola Plans Sacking 50 Prominent Traditional Rulers:

Amidst outright rejection of the ominous Kume-led tribunal judgement against the people's mandate, the former governor of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state have perfected plans to sack over 50 prominent traditional rulers perceived to have worked against the APC in the July 16 governorship election should they return to power through the judiciary.

A secret meeting was reportedly held on Friday, shortly after the tribunal judgement at the residence of Oyetola in Iragbiji till late hours where the list of targeted first class traditional rulers were complied. A source at the meeting who leaked the plans said it was attended by leaders drawn from across the state.

Recall that the tribunal nullified the election of Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and declared the former Governor, Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the winner of the governorship election conducted on July 16, 2022.

Oyetola and the APC had in August 2022, petitioned the tribunal to challenge the election victory of Adeleke. The former governor, among several issues, contended that there was over-voting in 749 polling units across 10 local government areas of the state.

On Friday, the Justice Tetse Kume-led panel in its judgment established that there was over-voting on the examination of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) manipulation and that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not comply substantially with the constitution and the provisions of the Electoral Act.

The tribunal 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 and therefore declared that the electoral body, the INEC should withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Governor Adeleke and issue the same to Oyetola.

However, Governor Adeleke rejected the judgment of the tribunal, describing it as “an unfair interpretation against the will of majority of voters”. He vowed to challenge the judgement at the Appeal court. “The Will of the people of Osun State as expressed by electing Governor Adeleke must be respected.

As a law-abiding citizen, we call on  the people of Osun State to be calm, remain at alert and continue to support Governor Adeleke as we restate our confidence in the Institution of the Judiciary to dispense justice in this matter at the Appellate Court.”
We believe that PDP will explore all available legal means to restore the victory of the Party.

Blessing Adegbite of the Herald Media writes from Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State.

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