TRIBUNAL UPHOLDS GOVERNOR MAKINDE’S ELECTION

The petitioners had filed a petition challenging the declaration of Makinde by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the March 9 governorship election, and prayed the tribunal to declare Adelabu the winner of the election having scored the highest number of lawful votes or nullify the election and order a rerun.

Penpushing further reports that number of supporters of both the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) stormed the tribunal venue as early as 6am for the outcome of the judgment.

The counsel to Adedibu , Akin Oladeji while reacting to the judgment said the team   shall study the full judgment to know the next line of action after discussing with the  Governorship Candidate they represented

“Until we study the full judgment, then, we will know the next line of action, this judgment has just been delivered, and we need to look at everything which the court has decided and see whether to take it further”, he said