Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has described the tribunal judgement sacking him as governor of the state as a “miscarriage of justice”, and is heading to Appeal Court for redress.
This is contained in a news release issued immediately the Osun State Governorship Petition Tribunal upturned his victory and declared Adegboyega Oyetola as the lawful winner of the state governorship election.
The press release:
NEWS RELEASE
27/01/2023
Tribunal Judgement: Governor Adeleke Rejects Tribunal Verdict, Heads to Appeal Court
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has described the judgement of the governorship tribunal as ” a miscarriage of justice”, vowing to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal.
Reacting to the verdict of the Tribunal from his country home, Ede, Governor Adeleke faulted the resolution of the over-voting question in favour of Mr Oyetola, calling it ” an unfair interpretation against the will of majority of voters”
While urging his supporters to remain calm, Governor Adeleke vowed to appeal the judgement at the Court of Appeal, insisting he remains the rightful winner of the July 16 election.
“I call on our people to remain calm. We will appeal the judgement and we are sure justice will be done. Let our people be reassured that we will do everything possible to retain this widely acclaimed mandate”, Governor Adeleke declared.
Signed:
Mallam Olawale Rasheed,
Spokesperson to the Executive Governor