Wild Jubilation in Oyetola’s Town, Iragbiji After Tribunal’s Judgement

By Halimah Olamide
There was wild jubilation in Iragbiji, the hometown of the former Governor Gboyega Oyetola on Friday following the tribunal judgment which declared him the winner of the July 16 2022 governorship poll.
A large number of residents trooped out jubilating over the verdict.
The election petition tribunal nullified the election of incumbent Gov. Ademola Adeleke.
The Chairman of the three-man panel, Justice Tertsea Kume, while reading the judgment said the election was not conducted in compliance with the Electoral Act.
Kume said that said that there was indeed over-voting in 774 polling units in 10 local government areas in the state.
He said it was the duty of the tribunal to deduct the valid votes cast from the over-voting.
He said after the deduction of valid votes scored by candidates from the observed over-voting, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 314,931, while Adeleke polled 290,266 votes
Kume directed INEC to retrieve the Certificate of Returns issued to Adeleke as the elected governor.
Meanwhile, Adeleke said that he would appeal the judgment which he described as a miscarriage of justice.