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There were hot arguments before the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday, as the panel compelled the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to produce the nomination form and academic certificates of Senator Ademola Adeleke used for his nomination in the 2018 governorship election.

The order of the tribunal, Chaired by Justice Tertsea Kume was contained in a Subpoena issued on REC by the panel following the request of counsel for Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

This is just as counsel for INEC, Adeleke and the PDP failed in their attempt to have the petition dismissed abruptly at the hearing.

At the sitting of the tribunal on Wednesday, Counsel for Oyetola and the APC, Dr. Abiodun Saka Layoonu (SAN), informed the court that the petitioners have filed a Subpoena dated 3rd of November 2022, compelling REC to appear before the court to present Adeleke's Form CF 001, which is the nomination form and all its attachments, including the certificates used in the 2018 election.

He indicated that since the bailiff was yet to serve REC with the Subpoena, even after being signed, he would be compelled to ask for adjournment till Monday, 21 November.

Counsel for INEC, Paul Ananaba, SAN, objected to the application for adjournment, saying it was a clear evidence that the petitioners were not prepared for diligent prosecution of the petition, citing paragraph 18(11) of the Electoral Act.

While also arguing that REC being subpoenaed to bring the said documents was never mentioned in the petition, Ananaba added that by planning to call REC as a witness without informing the tribunal earlier, the petitioners had violated paragraph 3 of the tribunal's pre-hearing report.

He noted that the said paragraph 3 indicated that the tribunal must be furnished with list of witnesses to be called 24 hour to the hearing day.

It was at this stage that the tribunal Chairman interrupted the INEC lawyer and said: "Why can't you keep your gun powder dry. Stop jumping the gun. After all, you have not been served. It is only when you are served that you can raise issues".

But regardless of the tribunal Chairman's comment, Ananaba insisted on his application that the petition should be dismissed immediately.

Counsel for Adeleke, Mr. Niyi Owolade, and that of the PDP, Nathaniel Oke (SAN), aligned with Ananaba's arguments and prayed that the tribunal should dismiss the petition.

Responding, Oyetola's counsel, Layoonu, SAN, described the respondents' arguments as baseless, saying the question of not being diligent in the prosecution of the petition was just a blanket statement by the respondents.

He argued: "The question of diligence is a question of fact. My learned friends have just made blanket statement, but they have never come with any fact to that effect. Your Lordships know that there was no hearing day that we had not been here to prosecute our case.

"Besides that, my Lord, it is our prerogative to conduct our case the way we want as permitted by the law and we have been so diligent with it because we know what we are doing. What then is their problem?

Layoonu also referred to paragraph 69(vi) of the petition where it was expressly stated that the documents in question would be relied on.

In his further arguments, Layoonu said since the tribunal has not issued the subpoena, it could not have been served on the respondents, asking the INEC counsel to take a hint from the tribunal and stop being apprehensive unnecessarily.

He then urged the tribunal to discountenance all the arguments of the respondents' counsel.

In his ruling, read by the Chairman, the tribunal agreed with the petitioners' counsel and ignored the applications to dismiss the petition.

It said that the subpoena was issued by the tribunal around evening on Tuesday and would subsequently be served on REC.

He then adjourned the matter till Monday, November 21, for continuation of hearing.

Speaking with journalists after the hearing one of the petitioners' Counsel, Chief Yomi Aliyu (SAN) said: "The Subpoena was to bring Adeleke's Curriculum Vitae to court, including all the documents he filed in form CFO01. It concerns Adeleke on the certificates he claimed he had, and that is why you heard the protestation of his lawyers. But it must be brought to court one way or the other.

"The court must see his certificates that he got from wherever he said he got them. That is why you see that it was hot for two hours as they were asking for the dismissal of the petition."

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Osun people have rejected APC now they want to come in through the back door just as they in Imo state.

Good

Oyetola is coming.

2018 not 2022

Again, Osun Election Petition Tribunal Adjourns Sitting, As PDP Queries Readiness Of Apc, Oyetola In Court

The election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo was today forced to adjourn it's sitting till Monday, next week, 21st of November after Governor Gboyega Oyetola and the APC failed to produce any witness to back their claims at the tribunal.

At the resumed hearing of the Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday in Osogbo, counsel to the appellants, Saka Layoonu surprisingly informed the tribunal of inability of the team to produce any witness including the state electoral commissioner, who according to him, has not been served the court subpoena for his expected appearance today.

The counsel therefore pleaded with the court to grant further Adjournment of the sitting for them to get more prepared for their case.

Worried by the incessant pleading for adjournment by the appellants, one of the senior counsels to defendants at the tribunal, Barrister N.O.O Oke SAN, queried readiness of Apc and governor Gboyega Oyetola in prosecuting the case they filed at the tribunal.

The senior counsel wondered what stopped Apc from proceeding with other witnesses at the tribunal instead of embarking on deliberate stalling of the tribunal with incessant adjournment, which had come at their instance for the umpteenth time.

"We are surprised that the appellants who claimed to be ready with witnesses numbering over 334, suddenly developed cold feet when it was time to produce them to butress their case"

Whatever happened with validity of the subpoena processes to the State INEC Commissioner, ordinarily should not have stopped a diligent prosecutor from from going ahead with other over 300 witnesses Apc claimed to have prepared for this case?

The PDP counsel urged the tribunal to compel Apc legal team to be definite with their business in court at the next adjournment, so that the same seemingly lackadaisical manner the outgoing governor and his party have been prosecuting their case would not continue.

Hope the case of Imo state won't repeat itself here

2018 is different from 2022 Na!

APC a party of urchins for urchins.

Senseless fools.

Pre election matters can't be entertained any longer.

APC with incompetent lawyers.

This case is dicey, The dancing senator should arrange a sharp and strong legal team.

APC is capitalizing on them over-voting by BBAS, and such is inimical to PDP/Adeleke’s joy.

press9jatv:
Again, Osun Election Petition Tribunal Adjourns Sitting, As PDP Queries Readiness Of Apc, Oyetola In Court

The election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo was today forced to adjourn it's sitting till Monday, next week, 21st of November after Governor Gboyega Oyetola and the APC failed to produce any witness to back their claims at the tribunal.

At the resumed hearing of the Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday in Osogbo, counsel to the appellants, Saka Layoonu surprisingly informed the tribunal of inability of the team to produce any witness including the state electoral commissioner, who according to him, has not been served the court subpoena for his expected appearance today.

The counsel therefore pleaded with the court to grant further Adjournment of the sitting for them to get more prepared for their case.

Worried by the incessant pleading for adjournment by the appellants, one of the senior counsels to defendants at the tribunal, Barrister N.O.O Oke SAN, queried readiness of Apc and governor Gboyega Oyetola in prosecuting the case they filed at the tribunal.

The senior counsel wondered what stopped Apc from proceeding with other witnesses at the tribunal instead of embarking on deliberate stalling of the tribunal with incessant adjournment, which had come at their instance for the umpteenth time.

"We are surprised that the appellants who claimed to be ready with witnesses numbering over 334, suddenly developed cold feet when it was time to produce them to butress their case"

Whatever happened with validity of the subpoena processes to the State INEC Commissioner, ordinarily should not have stopped a diligent prosecutor from from going ahead with other over 300 witnesses Apc claimed to have prepared for this case?

The PDP counsel urged the tribunal to compel Apc legal team to be definite with their business in court at the next adjournment, so that the same seemingly lackadaisical manner the outgoing governor and his party have been prosecuting their case would not continue.

Propaganda has no basis in court proceedings. Know this and know peace.

Indispensable85:
Propaganda has no basis in court proceedings. Know this and know peace.

with what’s going in the tribunal court of justice, Oyetola and the clueless APC in Osun State ti lule piiii Lekan siii. Tribunal court of justice will dismissed Oyetola cases for lacking merit in the court of justice.

Osun is now for PDP... This people should b careful

quickberry:


Oyetola is coming.

Imole...