Senator Ademola Adeleke has been removed by an Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal as the Governor of the state.
Ademola Adeleke became the governor of the Osun state last year. His tenure has been upturned by a three-man panel led by Justice Tertsea Kume on Friday, January 27.
This followed claims of over-voting in some polling units in the state. According to the tribunal, Adegboyega Oyetola a former Governor of the state who was the All Progressives Congress candidate in the election garnered 314,931 votes in the election against Adeleke’s 219,666 votes.
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The majority judgement was split two to one. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has now been ordered to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Adeleke be withdrawn and issue another to Adegboyega Oyetola.
This means his governorship has been overturned by the Independent National Electoral Commission. He can also appeal for a review or re-election. Reports have it that he has rejected the ruling of the INEC
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