A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, nullified the nomination of Governor Isiaka Oyetola of Osun as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate in the July 16 governorship election.

Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, nullified Oyetola and his deputy governorship candidate, Benedict Alabi, on grounds that Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, who submitted their names to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) violated the provisions of Section 183 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Section 82(3) of the Electoral Act, 2022.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had filed the suit against Governor Buni, Governor Oyetola and others.

The PDP, through its counsel, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN, had, on April 7, commenced the suit, challenging the nomination and sponsorship of Oyetola and his deputy as the duly nominated candidates of the APC for the recently concluded governorship poll, in which Sen. Ademola Adeleke was declared the winner by INEC.

Challenging the competence of the suit, Kunle Adegoke, SAN, who represented Oyetola, had contended, amongst other grounds, that the PDP did not have the locus to commence the action and that the suit was statute-barred.

But Ogunwumiju argued that the plaintiff (PDP) rightly commenced the suit under Section 285(14) (c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).

Delivering the judgment, Nwite agreed with the submissions of the PDP counsel and declared as null and void, the nomination of Oyetola and Alabi by the APC.

The court also held that Buni acted in contravention of the provision of Section 183 of the Constitution when he held dual executive positions as the Governor of Yobe and the Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of APC.

The court said that the decisions taken by Governor Buni, including forwarding the names of Oyetola and Alabi to INEC, amounted to a nullity in law.

NAN reports that INEC declared the candidate of the PDP, Adeleke, the winner of the July 16 Osun governorship election.

The returning officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes beating the incumbent, Oyetola of the APC, who got 375,027 votes in a keenly contested race

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Who did Tinubu offend bayi ?

Tinubu and his cousin governor, Oyetola, are the biggest criminal and electoral offenders in Nigerian History

So Oyetola was not supposed to even be a candidate contesting for the governorship election in the first place

That’s a problem for APC. It was a big argument then. It means that actions taken by Buni would be termed as illegal, null and void.

Osun governorship Tribunal should pack already; and go home.

Nothing for Tinubu in Osun.

Implication of the Federal High Court ruling on Oyetola Candidacy

There is no appeal until Tuesday because Monday has been declared by Aregbesola as Public holiday, Oyetola can only file appeal on Tuesday, why the Osun State Election petition tribunal will be sitting on Tuesday of which the PDP lawyers will bring it to the notice of the Election petition tribunal that the APC candidate who bought the case has no course of action since he was not even qualify ab intio for the election held and the court is likely to dismiss the Election petition for lack of locus standi.

And i ask again, where is Tinubu? So with all the noise of his acclaimed power, see as they're disgracing him up and down.

When we demanded for Osinbanjo he said no,, instead used religion to remove Osinbanjo.