Adeleke Rejects Tribunal Judgement, Vows To Appeal Sack

• Adeleke has rejected the tribunal judgement sacking him as the Governor of Osun State.

• Adeleke has vowed to appeal the judgement at the Court of Appeal.

• The governor reassured his supporters that “he will do everything possible to retain this widely acclaimed mandate”.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described the judgement of the governorship election petitions tribunal as “a miscarriage of justice”, vowing to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal.

Adeleke, reacting to the judgement of the tribunal from his country home in Ede, faulted the resolution of the over-voting question in favour of Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, calling it “an unfair interpretation against the will of the majority of voters”.

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While urging his supporters to remain calm, Adeleke vowed to appeal the judgement at the Court of Appeal, insisting he remained the rightful winner of the July 16 election.

“I call on our people to remain calm. We will appeal the judgement and we are sure justice will be done.

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“Let our people be reassured that we will do everything possible to retain this widely acclaimed mandate,” the governor said in a statement signed by his spokesman, Olawale Rasheed, on Friday.

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