Meanwhile, Osun state Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of All Progressive Congress, APC on Monday asked the Supreme Court to dismiss all four appeals filed by the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke challenging his victory in the 2018 Osun Governorship election.
Adeleke had approached the apex court with appeals, aimed at upturning Oyetola’s declaration as winner of the election by the Court of Appeal in Abuja.
The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammad Tanko, leading six other justices fixed July 5 to deliver judgment on the appeal.
Tanko gave the date after Counsel for all the parties adopted their written addresses.
Counsel for Adeleke and the PDP, Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, urged the apex court to grant prayers contained in his clients’ appeal by upturning the judgment of the Court of Appeal that affirmed Oyetola as validly elected governor of the state.
On his part, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, prayed the apex court to dis countenance Adeleke’s prayer by affirming the judgment of the Court of Appeal.
