Adeleke’s Osun victory unchallenged as petition deadline closes

Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election in Osun State remains unchallenged at the election tribunal after the statutory petition-filing period expired. Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election has gone unchallenged at the election petition tribunal following the expiration of the statutory 21-day period for filing petitions against the August 15 governorship election.Adeleke, who contested on the platform of the Accord...

• Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election in Osun State remains unchallenged at the election tribunal after the statutory petition-filing period expired.
• Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election has gone unchallenged at the election petition tribunal following the expiration of the statutory 21-day period for filing petitions against the August 15 governorship election.Adeleke, who contested on the platform of the Accord Party, was declared winner with 511,067 votes, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Oyebamiji, who received 444,815 votes.
• Fifteen political parties participated in the election.No petition was filed at the tribunal before the deadline, leaving the declared result unchallenged through the governorship election petition process at the close of the filing window.