Ogun Tribunal Sets Judgment Date for Saturday

The Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, filed a petition with the Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal disputing the victory of Abiodun in the March 18 governorship election. The tribunal set Saturday, September 30, 2023, as the date for its decision.

According to information obtained, the tribunal informed the parties of the date on Thursday. Obioma Ezenta, the secretary of the Ogun Tribunal, confirmed this to our correspondent over the phone.

Afolabi Orekoya, the PDP governorship candidate’s media advisor, added that the party had been properly notified.

According to a 24-year-old woman who claims her childhood was abused by her uncle’s buddy, I feel ruined for life.

When the two parties adopted their written speeches on September 4, 2023, the judgement was reserved by the Tribunal’s chairman, Judge Hamidu Kunaza.

The Independent National Electoral Commission’s declaration of Abiodun’s victory in the March 18 governorship election is being contested by Adebutu and the PDP.

Accepting his remarks, Abiodun’s attorney Wole Olanipekun (SAN) requested that the PDP petition be dismissed because it was unjustified and only an academic exercise.

The petitioners’ only petitions, he pointed out, were not properly signed and stamped, so they lacked grounds for adoption and should be stood out.

Chris Uche (SAN), the counsel for Adebutu, countered with the claim that all of the petitioners’ documents came from INEC.

Uche requested that the tribunal pronounce the petitioner the victor of the governorship election in his final written statement.

Uche further requested that the tribunal order a rerun in the 99 polling places where the election was allegedly interfered with, and to subtract a total of 40, 871 votes from Abiodun’s polled votes.

The adoption of our final written speeches in support of our petition today makes us extremely delighted. Based on the overwhelming evidence, which we have informed both orally and in writing, we have urged the court.

“And because we have amply shown our case, we are requesting that the court grant judgment in favour of the petitioners, Ladi Adebutu and PDP. Also, we have all the INEC-certified documentation for this case as well as INEC-invited witnesses. As a result, the case has been postponed for later judgment because we did our part.