• APC challenges Adeleke’s August win as tribunal posts petitions

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    The All Progressives Congress has taken Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election to court. The petition is now on the notice board of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Osogbo.

    The papers went up on Monday, 7 September. Tribunal secretary Pefe Belemore had said the notices would be displayed before noon. Secretariat staff were already in the courtroom as preparations for sitting continued.

    Two petitions challenge the 15 August result that returned Adeleke for another term.
    The APC case, marked EPT/OS/GOV/01/2026, was filed by its candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, against Adeleke, the Accord Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission.

    The Peoples Democratic Party case, marked EPT/OS/GOV/02/2026, was filed by Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola against Adeleke, INEC and Accord.

    Display of the petitions is a procedural step. The parties must still be served before full hearing begins. Adeleke remains the declared winner. The detailed grounds of each petition have not been published. The tribunal has not issued a ruling.

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