Senator Ademola Adeleke has lost his battle against the sitting governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola following the decision of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal to nullify the judgement of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which had earlier declared the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Adeleke, as the winner of…
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The Gubernatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sun State, Ademola Adeleke has been detained by the Police. Frank Mba, police spokesperson, confirmed the arrest to TheCable, stating that he would be charged to court today. Adeleke was reportedly detained after he honoured an invitation at the force headquarters in Abuja. “We alert the…
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The Appeal court in Abuja has reserved judgment in a three-legged appeal filed by Governor Gboyega Oyetola, his party and the Independent National Electoral Commission over the nullification of his election by the election tribunal. After listening for eight hours to the submissions of three senior lawyers for Oyetola and the lawyers for Senator Ademola…
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The controversy surrounding the eligibility of Senator Ademola Adeleke to contest for the Osun governorship election has been clarified as an Akure Federal Court Of Appeal today affirmed his qualification and eligibility to contest the office. The Court dismmised an appeal against the judgement of Osogbo High court which had confirmed the eligibility of Senator…
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The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Bwari, Abuja, on Tuesday nullified the nomination of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State. Delivering a judgment in a suit challenging Adeleke’s qualification to contest for the office of a governor,…
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Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has taken his case to the Court of Appeal in Abuja, asking for reversal of the March 22 judgment of Osun Election Tribunal which declared Sen. Ademola Adeleke winner of September 2018 election. The tribunal had, by a majority judgment given by two of its three members, voided the election…
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