Court affirms Adeleke as authentic Governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party

A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo has affirmed Senator Ademola Adeleke as the authentic Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming July 16 governorship election in Osun State.

Penpushing reports that, the Judge, Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel, while delivering judgment on Wednesday, held that the primary election conducted at the WOCDIF Centre, Osogbo, on March 8, which produced Dotun Babayemi, was null and void.

The judge in the judgment which lasted for more than one hour and 30 minutes cited Section 84 (14) of the Electoral Act, after a thorough proceeding and counter-arguments by both counsels, dismissed the suit filed by Babayemi.

Penpushing further reports that Ayo-Emmanuel, said it was only the aspirant(s) that participated physically at the primary conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) National Working Committee and not the one conducted by the party’s state executives that have power and locus standi to challenge such suit in court.

The judge, therefore upheld the Governorship primary conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Executive Committee at the Osogbo Township Stadium that produced Adeleke.

Penpushing also reports that, he dismissed the claims of the plaintiff, declaring that he did not take part in the National Working Executive Committee primary election organised by his party on March 8, which was supervised by the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.

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