S-Court affirms Adeleke's victory
... duly elected Osun gov •Power belongs to God — Osun gov •Support Adeleke to develop state, Buhari tells Osun people •PDP congratulates gov; BVAS has come to stay, says Atiku •We’re not happy, but winner must emerge — Osun APC THE Supreme Court, has affirmed Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the validly elected Governor of Osun State. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-man panel of Justices, held that there was no scintilla of merit in an appeal that was lodged against Adeleke's election victory by the former governor of the state and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adegboyega Oyetola. Though the panel was headed by Justice Inyang Okoro, it was Justice Emmanuel Agim that delivered the lead judgement. According to the apex court, Oyetola and the APC failed to prove that Adeleke was a beneficiary of over-voting that occurred in 774 polling units in the state. It noted that the appellants were unable to produce any Bimod...