The Osun State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the July 16, 2022 governorship polls in the state, Ademola Adeleke, has told the Court of Appeal that the decision of the Justice Tertsea Kume-led Election Petition Tribunal that annulled his victory at the poll was not the majority decision of the panel.

Adeleke also described the decision as nullity as the third member of the panel, Rabi Bashir, did not voice her opinion on the judgement.

His Notice of Appeal filed before the Court of Appeal, Akure Division, against the January 27 decision of the panel that nullified his victory, obtained in Osogbo on Thursday, dated January 30, 2023 was signed by his lead counsel, Onyeachi Ikpeazu, on behalf of 26 other lawyers.

The PDP candidate listed 31 grounds in his appeal where the Tribunal erred in law and asked the Appeal Court to set aside the judgement of the panel.

Some of the grounds listed were that “the second member of the lower Tribunal never rendered a decision or opinion in the petition orally or in writing.

“The second member of the lower Tribunal could not have validly signed the decision of the chairman of the lower Tribunal without an opinion.

“What was presented as the lead decision of the Tribunal is a nullity in fact and in law, not lead decision of the lower Tribunal.”

Adeleke added that the Tribunal decided the matter without considering the totality of his case, adding that the panel also expressed bias against him by referring to him dancing to Buga song in the judgement that annulled his victory.

He also said reports of entries on the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines used for accreditation during the poll was superior and unique, adding that the panel should not have granted the reliefs sought by the petitioners before it.

Similarly, the PDP in its Notice of Appeal signed by the party’s lead counsel, Alex Izinyon, on behalf of 19 other lawyers and dated February 6, 2023, listed 43 grounds of appeal and said the judgement given by the panel was against the weight of evidence laid before it.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, through its counsel, Prof. Paul Ananaba, had earlier appealed against the judgement of the Tribunal.

tempest01:
These lawyers sef.

The new electoral law recognises the bvas (electronic device deployed) not the server (database) as the means of accreditation.

In this dispute, any judgement that does not consider the data on the bvas but uses an unsynchronized server is agbado judgement.

We have had lots of these kind of judgement lately. With the Supreme Court currently on the super high way of a roasted corn.

Clevite:
Ademola Adeleke and PDP's lawyers are most likely to have the Tribunal's judgement upturned on this technical ground than having the judgement upturned on merit at the appellate courts.

The third member of the Tribunal who is a Chief Magistrate supporting the Justice Kume's lead judgement nullifying the election of Ademola Adeleke by only co-signing the judgement, without making her own separate pronouncement, may be highly fatal to the victory delivered to APC and Gboyega Oyetola by the Tribunal.

UncleKoboko:
This country has the most failed judiciary system in the world, a system filled with useless and corrupt old fools. Honestly, I wish something can just happen to wipe this country clean, like a natural disaster.

A judiciary system that could announce a fourth position candidate as the winner...

The recent and the most shocking to me is the case of Lawàn and Akpabío, these two useless BASTARDS didn't even obtain form for senatorial seats but the they were declared winners because they lost the presidential primaries in their parties.

WOE BETIDE THE JUDGES THAT GAVE SUCH JUDGEMENTS BY THE GRACE OF GOD.

KingOfTheDamned:
WE DONT CARE WHAT HAPPENS IN OSUN STATE


WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FOR NOW

tempest01:
These lawyers sef.

The new electoral law recognises the bvas (electronic device deployed) not the server (database) as the means of accreditation.

In this dispute, any judgement that does not consider the data on the bvas but uses an unsynchronized server is agbado judgement.

We have had lots of these kind of judgement lately. With the Supreme Court currently on the super high way of a roasted corn.

NaughtyBrainiac:
Na Supreme Court go settle the matter last last. The only thing that is surer than this is the wailing and tears of the agressive and uncouth Obedients after their personal lord and saviour loses woefully at the Polls

castrokins:
I Am Not A Lawyer

Clevite:
Ademola Adeleke and PDP's lawyers are most likely to have the Tribunal's judgement upturned on this technical ground than having the judgement upturned on merit at the appellate courts.

The third member of the Tribunal who is a Chief Magistrate supporting the Justice Kume's lead judgement nullifying the election of Ademola Adeleke by only co-signing the judgement, without making her own separate pronouncement, may be highly fatal to the victory delivered to APC and Gboyega Oyetola by the Tribunal.