In his own reaction, Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candi- date of the PDP said, “The light that has shone on Osun State with the election of Adeleke shall never go dim.”
Atiku said: “On today’s verdict of the Election Petition Tribunal in Osun State, I stand in solidarity with the good people of Osun State who overwhelmingly voted for the PDP and gave their mandate to His Excellency Governor Demola
Adeleke.
“What has happened at the
tribunal today is a phase in the struggle to liberate Osun State and I am sure that at the conclusion of the whole process, the people shall be victorious.
“I therefore call on the people of Osun to continue to have faith in their governor elected into office in the popular ballot.
PDP: Judgment Contrary to People’s Will
The PDP has said that the judgment sacking Adeleke was contrary to the will of the people of Osun State.
Its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in a statement issued yesterday said the July 16, 2022 election in Osun State was adjudged by local and international observers to be free, fair, transparent and clearly won by Adeleke in confirmation of the wishes and aspiration of the people.
According to him, “The will of the people of Osun State as expressed by electing Governor Adeleke must be respected. As a law-abiding Party, the PDP will explore all available legal means to restore the victory of our party.”
The PDP charged the people of Osun State to be calm, remain alert and continue to support Adeleke “as the party restates its confidence in the institution of the Judiciary to dispense justice on the matter at the Appellate Court.”
INEC had last year declared Adeleke, the winner of the July 16 2022 election.
The Returning Officer for the election and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes, beating Oyetola, who garnered 375,027 votes in the keenly contested race.
In the election held across 3,763 polling units in the 30 local govern- ment areas, the PDP won 17 of the LGAs, while the APC recorded more votes in the remaining LGAs
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