The Oyo state governorship petition tribunal has adjourned again till Tuesday 21th of July 2015. The adjournment became necessary due to the non appointment of a substantive chairman of the panel. It will be recalled that the former chairman of the panel Hon. Justice Obieze retired over three weeks ago, and a new judge is yet to be appointed. R. A. Ogunwole SAN lawyer to the Petitioner had earlier stated that the Panel can not sit without a chairman as it will be contrary to paragraph 24 of the 2010 electoral act as amended. Lawyers to the first, second and third respondents Wole Olanipekun SAN, Rotimi Akeredolu SAN and Adebayo Shobanjo respectively all concurred with the stipulation of the electoral act. In a related development the Accord Youth Volunteer Network in the state led by its Team Coordinator Asiwaju Adekola Adeoye has expressed anxiety over the delay in the appointment of a new judge to head the Oyo state governorship tribunal. Asiwaju Adekola Adeoye expressed his worries based on the fact that the tribunal has 180 days to deliver judgment. Already Four weeks have been wasted because the chairman of the tribunal has not been appointed. Asiwaju Adekola Adeoye appealed to the President of the court of Appeal Hon justice Zainab Bulkachuwa to appoint a new chairman for the tribunal in other for the trial to resume forthwith.

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