{"id":67476,"date":"2019-07-05T14:02:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T13:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=67476"},"modified":"2019-07-05T14:02:20","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T13:02:20","slug":"osun-governorship-election-supreme-court-gives-victory-to-apcs-oyetola-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/osun-governorship-election-supreme-court-gives-victory-to-apcs-oyetola-2\/","title":{"rendered":"OSUN GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION: Supreme Court Gives Victory To APC\u2019s Oyetola"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 14px;\">The Supreme Court has dismissed the two appeals by candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">The Supreme Court, in a majority decision of five-to-two, read by Justice Olabode Rodes-Vivour, held that the failure of a member of the election tribunal, Justice Peter Obiora to sit on February 6, 2019 rendered the entire proceedings and the judgment given by the tribunal a nullity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">The court upheld the majority judgment of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed the victory Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Governor of Osun State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">In the majority judgment, the Supreme Court agreed with the argument by Oyetola\u2019s lawyer, Wole Olanipekun (SAN)that the entire of the majority judgment is a nullity, because it was written and delivered by Justice Obiorah \u201cwho did not participate in all the proceedings of the tribunal and who was not present when all the witnesses gave evidence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">It noted that by the record of appeal, it was obvious that Justice Obiora was absent on February 6, 2019 when the respondents witnesses (RWs) 12 and 13 \u2013 Ayoola Soji and Oladejo Kazeem \u2013 testified and tendered exhibits, which the tribunal admitted in evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">The apex said Justice Obiora\u2019s absence on February 6, 2019 meant that the tribunal was not properly constituted that day, and thereby rendered the entire proceedings of the tribunal a nullity and the judgement worthless.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">The Supreme Court proceeded to set aside the entire proceedings of the tribunal and it\u2019s judgement delivered in favour of Adeleke and the PDP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">The Supreme Court upheld the majority judgement of the Court of Appeal, which earlier voided the tribunal\u2019s judgement and affirmed the victory of Gov. Oyetola of the APC<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Justices Ibrahim Muhammad (Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria), Justices Kudirat Kekerere-Ekun, Amiru Sanusi and Uwani Abba-Aji agreed with the majority judgments in both appeals marked: SC\/553\/2019 and SC\/556\/209.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Justices Kumai Akaahs and Paul Galumje gave the dissenting judgments in both cases in which they allowed the two appeals.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court has dismissed the two appeals by candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke. 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