ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Supreme Court, on Thursday, affirmed the Governor-elect of Osun state, Ademola Adeleke as the authentic candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the governorship election that held on 16 July, 2022
In a unanimous judgement by a five-man panel of Justices, the apex court dismisses an appeal that was lodged by Prince Dotun Babayemi, against Senator Adeleke.
Babayemi had laid claim to the governorship ticket of the PDP, having emerged from a parallel primary election that was held by a faction of the party in the state.
However, the Counsel to the Appellant, Mr. Adebayo Adelodun, SAN, withdrew the appeal after the panel led by Justice Amina Augie, drew his attention to the fact that the case was statute barred.
The panel had maintained that the appeal was incompetent, stressing that it was filed outside the 14 days period provided by the law.