BEVERLY HILLS, March 07, (THEWILL) – The Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal has reserved judgment in the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the September 2018 governorship election held in the state, Senator Ademola Adeleke.
A three-member panel of the tribunal presided over by Ibrahim Sirajo adjourned the matter after taking final addresses from parties on Thursday saying parties will be informed, at least, 48 hours before the date of delivery of the judgment.
PDP and Adeleke are challenging the declaration of Adegboyega Isiaka of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Wole Olanipekun (SAN) appeared for Isiaka; Akin Olujinmi (SAN) represented the APC, while Lasco Pwahomdi appeared for INEC.
In adopting their separate final addresses, Olanipekun, Olujinmi and Pwahomdi urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition on the grounds that the petitioners have failed to prove their case.
Lawyer to the petitioners, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), while adopting his final address, urged the tribunal to uphold the petition and grant all the reliefs prayed by the petitioners.
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