BEVERLY HILLS, December 18, (THEWILL) – The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, upheld Seyi Makinde’s election as Governor of Oyo State.
In a unanimous judgment, the Apex Court found merit in the appeal filed by Mr Makinde that the majority judgment of the Appeal Court was a miscarriage of justice.
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adebayo Adelabu, lost to Makinde during the March 9, 2019 elections and had approached the Supreme Court to challenge the appeal court ruling.
The court, therefore, affirmed the majority judgment of the trial tribunal which upheld the election of Makinde as the duly elected governor of Oyo State.
The judgment applies to the remaining three appeals emanating from the election.
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