Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has ruled in favour of Governor Gboyega Oyetola of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Osun 2018 governorship election.
Senator Ademola Adeleke of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had earlier emerged victorious in the election petition tribunal.
Justice Jummai Sankey, in her lead judgement on Thursday, ruled that the entire proceeding of the tribunal was of “faulty composition”.
Four out of the five-man panel upheld the judgement.
The court resolved 10 out of 12 issues raised in favour of Oyetola and two others in favour of Ademola and PDP.
The appellate court’s majority judgment was hinged on the alleged absence of a member of the tribunal, Justice Peter Obiorah, who read the lead majority verdict of the tribunal, during February 6, 2018 proceedings of the tribunal.
Justice Sankey said that Obiorah’s absence on that date nullified the entire proceedings and verdict.
