The July 16 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s governorship primary election that produced the Osun Governor-elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, as its candidate was upheld by the Supreme Court, on Thursday. In a judgment delivered by Justice Amina Augie, one of the five-member panel said that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the suit after counsel for the plaintiff, Adebayo Read More…
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Osun election tribunal re-summons Adeleke
The election petition tribunal hearing the petition arising from the July 16 governorship election in Osun State has granted an order allowing the petitioners, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC), to serve the Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, through a substituted means. The petitioners had approached the tribunal, claiming that Adeleke had been evading Read More…
Oyetola files 1,240-page petition at Osun tribunal
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Friday finally responded to his gubernatorial electoral loss by filing a 1,240-page petition at the tribunal sitting at the state high court, Osogbo. Oyetola who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 16 election, approached the tribunal to challenge the declaration of Senator Read More…
My uncle won’t spend Osun State money on building Atlanta, says Davido
Singer, Davido has defended Osun State Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke from a Twitter user who claimed that his uncle would loot the state’s funds. Adeleke emerged victorious in last Saturday’s gubernatorial election, defeating the incumbent governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Gboyega Oyetola. Reacting to this, a Twitter user, with the handle Atiyuski, alleged that Read More…
Osun: US singer Chris Brown celebrates Adeleke
American singer-songwriter, Christopher Maurice Brown, popularly known as ‘Chris Brown’ has congratulated Osun State Governor-elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke. Brown is close to and has worked with Adeleke’s nephew Davido. The US singer and the ‘OBO’ crooner worked on numerous songs together including ‘Blow My Mind’ and ‘Shopping Spree’. The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) declared Adeleke Read More…