Court rejects suit seeking to sack Osun governor Oyetola

*Refuses to void July 20 governorship primary
*Tribunal strikes out petition against Oyetola’s election

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit that sought
to void the July 20, 2018 governorship primary of the All
Progressives Party (APC) in Osun State.

The state’s incumbent Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola won the
primary and proceeded to win the governorship election held on
September 22 and 27 last year.

In a judgment on Friday, Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo held that the
plaintiff, Kunle Rasheed Adegoke, could not prove his claim that
the primary was held in violation of relevant laws

Adegoke, who came a distant 8th in the primary, filed the suit
marked: FHC/ABJ/ CS/804/2018, in which he argued among others, that
the primary was not held in compliance with the relevant provisions
of the country’s Constitution, the Electoral Act, the constitution
of the APC and its guidelines for the conduct of primaries.

Adegoke prayed the court to, among others, nullify the primary
on the grounds that it was allegedly conducted in violation of the
relevant laws.

Also, the Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal, sitting in
Apo, Abuja has struck out the petition by Jumoke Lawal and her
party, the National Rescue Movement.

The petitioners had queried the legality of the governorship
election on ground of alleged unlawful exclusion.

In a ruling on Friday, the tribunal, led by Justice Ibrahim
Sirajo, struck out the petition after peteitioners’ lawyer, Oluwole
Adja applied to withdraw it.

The tribunal awarded N50,000 cost against the petitioners.