Police re-arraign Osun governorship candidate Adeleke for exam malpractice

The Nigerian police, on Tuesday, re-arraigned the Osun State
governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Ademola
Adeleke, on allegations of examination malpractice.

Mr Adeleke, who was first arraigned on a four-count charge
brought against him in September, for alleged conspiracy and
impersonation among other offences, was re-arraigned on Tuesday,
with the charges increased from four to seven-counts, still
bordering on similar offences.

The police have accused Mr Adeleke of conspiring to procure
illegal examination results with workers at the Ojo-Aro community
grammar school and arraigned him along with a principal and three
others accused of conspiring to commit the alleged crime.

The police force also accused Mr Adeleke of making false
documents, regarding his age and violating the exam malpractice
act, CAP E15, 2004.

Mr Adeleke, who contested closely with his counterpart from the
All Progressives Congress, (APC) Adegboyega Oyetola, is challenging
the outcome of the election which saw Mr Oyetola emerge winner,
after a declaration by Nigeria’s electoral umpire that the election
was inconclusive on September, 22.

Mr Adeleke is accusing the Independent National Electoral
Commission and the APC of colluding to ensure the candidate of the
APC emerges winner in the September elections in the state.

The PDP candidate and his party have alleged conspiracy of the
police force with the ruling APC to intimidate, Mr Adeleke.

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