S’Court affirms Aregbesola’s victory, dismisses Omisore’s appeal
The Supreme Court has dismissed the
appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the August
9, 2014 governorship election in Osun State, Iyiola Omisore, against the
election of the All Progressives Congress’ candidate, the incumbent
Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
The seven-man panel of the apex court,
led by Justice John Fabiyi, affirmed the concurrent judgments of the
Court of Appeal in Akure and the Osun State Governorship Election
Tribunal, which had both affirmed Aregbesola the winner of the election.
Justice C.C Nweze, who read the lead judgment, resolved six out of the seven issues formulated by the appellant against him.
Only one was resolved in his favour and against the respondents.
The seven-man panel unanimously held that the appeal lacked merit and was bound to be dismissed.
Omisore, who was personally present in
court during the hearing, urged the apex court through his counsel, Dr.
Alex Izinyon (SAN), to set aside the concurrent judgments of the two
lower courts.
Omisore and his party had filed the
appeals against the decisions of the Justice Gana Mshelia-led panel of
the Court of Appeal in Akure which on April 2, 2015, affirmed the
earlier judgment of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition
Tribunal.
The Justice Elizabeth Ikpejime-led
tribunal had on February 6, 2015 dismissed Omisore’s petition for
lacking in merit and affirmed Aregbesola’s victory.
Credit: Punch
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