Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, has congratulated
Gboyega Oyetola, former governor of Osun, over his victory at the governorship
election petition tribunal.
In a statement on Friday by Richard Olatunde, his chief
press secretary, Akeredolu said the tribunal judgment will deepen the country’s
democratic values.
“We received with delight, the news of the Osun State
Election Petition Tribunal which declared Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola as winner of
the July 16 governorship election in the State,” the statement reads.
“This is indeed a victory for democracy. No doubt, the judgment will further consolidate and deepen our country’s democratic values and Election Petitions jurisprudence. It will also sustain the faith of the people in our democratic process.
“The will of the
people has prevailed. I congratulate my dearest brother, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola
(Ileri-Oluwa). I also rejoice with the good people of Osun State and the entire
APC family. This is a victory for all.
“While we relish the victory of the moment, I like to assure
my dearest brother, Gboyega that we will be with him all the way to the Supreme
Court. We shall hold hands together and march on this path of shared
conviction. At the end, this victory shall be permanent.
“Evidently, this ruling has put paid to issues surrounding
the election. We are confident that this mandate restored will provide a new
lease of life for Osun State. We urge our party members to savour this victory
with joy while also seeing it as a great booster ahead of the forthcoming
elections.”
Recall that earlier today, the Osun governorship election
petition tribunal ruled in favour of Oyetola.
Delivering judgment, two out of the three-member panel of
the tribunal held that Oyetola was able to prove that there was over-voting in
some of the polling units.
Consequently, the majority judgment of the tribunal ordered
INEC to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Ademola Adeleke of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and issue a fresh one to Oyetola as the
duly-elected governor of Osun.
Reacting to the development, Adeleke described the judgment
as “a miscarriage of justice” adding that it is “an unfair interpretation
against the will of majority of voters”.
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