BREAKING: Osun Election Tribunal Grants Oyetola’s Request For Substituted Service Application On Adeleke

By Akinwale Kasali

Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has seen his request to serve Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Substituted Service Application through another means granted by the Election Petition Tribunal Sitting in Osogbo, Osun State Capital.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared PDP Candidate, Adeleke, winner of the July 16 Governorship Election in the State.

But, incumbent Governor Oyetola disagreed with the outcome of the election prompting his petition against Adeleke and the Electoral umpire, INEC, in the Suit before the Tribunal.

The Tribunal in its first sitting today, Monday, August 22nd, 2022, also granted the motion ex parte filed for an order for inspection of documents in the custody of the first respondent, Independent National Electoral Commission.

Yomi Aliyu, Governor Oyetola’s and APC’s Counsel, had told the Tribunal presided over by the chairman of the panel, Justice Tertsea Kume, which also has Justice Benedict Ogbuli, that a bailiff given the task could not serve Adeleke notice of the petition.

Aliyu further explained that the person met at the entrance to the PDP’s candidate’s residence in Ede refused to take the document from the bailiff who went to serve him.

He also told the panel that he would prefer that the notice be pasted on the notice board at the entrance of the Tribunal’s sitting venue.

Ruling on the two motions, Justice Kume granted the reliefs sought by Oyetola and ordered that the notice should be pasted on the notice board at the entrance to the venue of the Tribunal’s sitting.

He also granted request by the petitioners to scan the voter registers and ballot papers used for the election.