NEWS UPDATE
THE Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has formally commenced the process of hearing challenges to the August 15 governorship election, following the display of two petitions filed by the All Progressives Congress APC and the Peoples Democratic Party PDP.
The petitions, challenging the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke, were pasted on the notice board of the tribunal secretariat in Osogbo on Monday.
The development followed confirmation by the Secretary of the Tribunal, Pefe Belemore, that petitions challenging the outcome of the election had been filed.
The APC’s petition, marked EPT/OS/GOV/01/2026, was filed by its candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, against Governor Adeleke, the Accord Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The PDP’s petition, marked EPT/OS/GOV/02/2026, was filed by Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola against Governor Adeleke, INEC and the Accord Party.
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