Osun Tribunal Verdict: Oyetola, APC Cross Appeal

. Insists Adeleke Not Qualified To Stand Election For Presenting Forged Certificate

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the July 16 2022 Governorship election, Adegboyega Oyetola, has approached the Appeal Court to further seek the disqualification of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun.

It will be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had on July 17 announced Senator Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the July 16 Governorship election.

But Oyetola and his party, the APC, approached the court to challenge the victory on the grounds that there was over-voting and that Senator Ademola Adeleke was not eligible to run at the time.

After weeks of sitting, the Tribunal agreed with Oyetola and APC that they were able to prove a case of forgery against the Osun Governor but held that it was not enough to make him ineligible since he had acquired additional qualifications.

The Tribunal however held that there was indeed over-voting and it deducted the invalid votes from the valid votes and declared Oyetola as winner of that election.

Dissatisfied with the decision of the Tribunal, INEC, Senator Ademola Adeleke and the PDP have all appealed the judgement.

In their own cross-Appeal, the APC and Oyetola through their Counsel, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN and Akin Olujimi, SAN, noted that the Tribunal misdirected itself when it held that the certificate from Atlanta Metropolitan College and a diploma certificate from Penn Foster High School are genuine.

"Exhibits 2R.RW6 and 2R.RW9 are documents which lied against each other, as Exhibit 2R.RW9 purports that the 2nd Cross- Respondent (Ademola Adeleke) obtained a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice within 24 days of obtaining Exhibit 2R.RW6, a Diploma Certificate which purports on its surface to be an equivalent of Secondary School Certificate.

"It is in evidence before the Tribunal that Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice of the Atlanta Metropolitan College is a four-year full time course which fact the Cross-Appellants pleaded in their petition and was admitted by the 2nd Cross-Respondent; It is the law that facts admitted need no further proof and it is a presumption which only the 2nd Cross-Respondent could rebut as regards the factual impossibility of obtaining a Bachelor's Degree within 24 days of obtaining a School Certificate equivalent, thereby casting the onus of proof on him," Oyetola's counsel noted.

Oyetola's counsel further contend, "Having found that forgery was proved by the petitioners against the 2nd cross/respondent in regard to his Exhibits EC9 and FILE D, the tribunal ought to have held pursuant to Section 182(1)(1) that the 2nd respondent was disqualified from contesting the Osun State Governorship election of July 16, 2022.

"Once forgery of a document is established against a candidate in an election, it voids his candidature and the forgery cannot be redeemed or cancelled out by any other document the candidate may have presented alongside the forged document.

"The holding of the Tribunal that the 2nd Cross-Respondent (Ademola Adeleke) was nonetheless qualified to contest the election is inconsistent and in conflict with the clear provision of Section 182(1)(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).

"The holding of the Tribunal runs contrary to Section 182(1)(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). The decision of the Tribunal on the qualification of the 2nd Respondent
was made per incuriam Section 182(1)(1) of the Constitution and hence is erroneous and perverse."

To this end, they want the Appeal Court to set aside the decision of the Tribunal which specifically said Senator Ademola Adeleke was qualified to run for the July 16 Governorship election even after establishing a forgery case against him.

https://independent.ng/osun-tribunal-verdict-oyetola-apc-cross-appeal/

This dude lost and can't be saved.

Hmmm

Apc and their wahala.

When I was in Jss1 I went to visit a female friend, the only child to a billionaire in town being a class mate. I stayed from 2 to 7pm, ate, played and even sat down to watch film until she walked to me and said "RingStone, You have overstayed your welcome"

That's d first time I heard that grama... Apc don't know when they are being rejected, they don't know when they have overstayed their welcome like I did... They need to be either reminded or avoided like a plague

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THIS CASE WILL BE THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL FUTURE TRIBUNALS AND COURT CASES..


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Oyetola abi na Yeyetola, go and rest because you and Thiefnubuu are useless failures.

Wahala be like Odumeje yellow trouser.

E no dey touch ground but e dey go round.

Hmmm....very interesting..


Nigerians are focusing more on the irregularities of the BVAS reports, the issue of synchronization and all....which lead to the majority and minority judgement.

This particular issue of certificate forgery, the three tribunal judges were seems to be convinced and agreed there was a forgery. Although, they did not cancel the votes based on this salient point.


Now that APC is cross appealing the tribunal decision solely based on this issue...na wahala wey dey under the cloth, no one outside see the full thing yet.

Which one are they suing for:
Forged certificate or over voting.

It like APC is lost in this matter.

Oletola will fail this time around, Adeleke has come to stay till 2026.

If not for hatred and many other rubbish considerations, why should anyone vote for Adeleke? Someone with so much irregularities in his results.

What does it takes to get legitimate certificates? What has he been doing all his life that he did not acquire results that will be free from controversies knowing fully well you have political ambitions? Gosh.

He should gettat abeg

To think his parents had all the means to sponsor him to school but he decided to be lazy by relying on the family inheritance. Adeleke Noah turned Nurudeen knows he is not fit to be a class captain.

Which certificate did PMB have that made him qualify to rule Nigeria?

E be like say governor no dey Adeleke destiny .. Den go soon commot am 2 many issues with dis man. E no get sense he suppose don put all dis thing in order be4 now

APC will fail

Ayo25:
If not for hatred and many other rubbish considerations, why should anyone vote for Adeleke? Someone with so much irregularities in his results.

What does it takes to get legitimate certificates? What has he been doing all his life that he did not acquire results that will be free from controversies knowing fully well you have political ambitions? Gosh.

He should gettat abeg

What then would you say of Buhari who has ruled for 8 years without a certificate ? Or Tinubu who has no credentials except for sworn affidavit ?

Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke has come to stay till 2026. Oyetola will lose in the Appeal court of justice. Adeleke will get his mandate back. Appeal Court of justice will affirmed governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke victories in the last year governorship poll.

Ayo25:
If not for hatred and many other rubbish considerations, why should anyone vote for Adeleke? Someone with so much irregularities in his results.

What does it takes to get legitimate certificates? What has he been doing all his life that he did not acquire results that will be free from controversies knowing fully well you have political ambitions? Gosh.

He should gettat abeg

The people who blaspheme BAT for his certificate saga are cheering Adeleke. If yorubas fail to use their head another region will use it for them. I didn’t mention any region o😁

Manofnaija:
Which one are they suing for:
Forged certificate or over voting.

It like APC is lost in this matter.

Na u nor know anything. U too dull.

Oyetola is indeed a fighter, guy is ready to go all the way.

These Apc lawyers are too intelligent.
Hmmm....I love this dimension. Wahala!

Which three they they suing for Forged certificate or over voting

You know the way to the courts. Dont you?

Whatever you cannot go to the courts and talked about is at best frivolities. I dont discuss frivolities, I talk about real issues. Thank you.

uniquetechng:
What then would you say of Buhari who has ruled for 8 years without a certificate ? Or Tinubu who has no credentials except for sworn affidavit ?

Manofnaija:
Which one are they suing for:
Forged certificate or over voting.

It like APC is lost in this matter.

This is a cross appeal. APC went to tribunal with two cases, forgery and over voting. That is, Adeleke should be disqualified because he forged a certificate and Oyetola should be returned as winner since he won majority of votes after removing votes from polling units where over voting took place.

APC won the over voting case but lost the forgery case despite the tribunal admitting that Adeleke truly forged his certificate. So, APC is now appealing to the appeal court to sustain the forgery argument and disqualify Adeleke from the contest.

9jahotblog:
Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke has come to stay till 2026. Oyetola will lose in the Appeal court of justice. Adeleke will get his mandate back. Appeal Court of justice will affirmed governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke victories in the last year governorship poll.

Adeleke ti lule piiiii 🤣🤣🤣

MajorOvakporaye:
Oyetola abi na Yeyetola, go and rest because you and Thiefnubuu are useless failures.

did you read it at all?

If they’re so sure of the tribunal judgement that favored them, why are they in panic mode and rush to cross-appeal another judgement of the tribunal that was unfavorable? Dey play 😁