Tribunal Dismisses APC’s Application In Osun State

The Osun Governorship Election Tribunal on

Friday dismissed an application by the All

Progressive Congress to stop the Peoples

Democratic Party (PDP) from inspecting

election materials used during the Aug. 9

poll.

APC had filed an application on Aug. 28

asking the Osun State High Court to set

aside an order given by Justice I.M Bako

chaired panel that granted the request of the

PDP to inspect election materials.

The panel now chaired by Justice Sulaiman

Ambrusa said the earlier order given by the

Bako-led panel was in order.

Ambrusa said the earlier order was granted

by the panel on unambiguous ground and in

compliance with the Electoral Act.

He said the process of filing was on the

point of law by the PDP and that the order

given by the panel was in line with the law.

The panel's chairman, therefore, dismissed

the application of the APC.

Mr Abiodun Adeogun, Counsel to the PDP,

subsequently filed a fresh application that

his client's petition should be pasted on the

tribunal's notice board.

He said that the order given by the panel on

Sept. 11 that the petition should be served

on the governor by pasting it on the gate of

the Government House was prevented by

security men.

Adeogun urged the court to consider it fit to

serve the respondent the petition by having

it pasted on the tribunal's notice board in

view of the opposition to have it pasted on

the Government House gate.

The tribunal granted the application and

ordered that the governor should be served

the PDP petition by having it pasted on the

tribunal's notice board.

Source: Leadership