Aregbesola Floors Omisore At Appeal Court, As Court Upholds Aregbesola’s Election

Another victory for APC. The Court of Appeal, sitting in Akure, has upheld the decision of the election petition tribunal which had affirmed the victory of Rauf Aregbesola in the August 9, 2014 Osun Sate governorship election.

The Court today, 2^nd of April, 2015 dismissed the appeal of Iyiola Omisore, the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party in the election.

The court accepted the argument of Mr. Aregebsola of the All Progressives Congress that Mr. Omisore’s petition ought to have been dismissed as an abandoned petition in the first instance by the State Election Petition Tribunal before hearing by the Justice Elizabeth Ikpejime led tribunal.

The Justice Gana Mshelia-led Appeal Court in a unanimous decision dismissed Mr. Omisore’s appeal on the ground of incompetence.

It held that the grounds for the appeal did not arise from the judgment of the tribunal.

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