Check out the five reasons why Supreme Court upheld Ademola Adeleke's victory

The apex court dashed the hope of former Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of returning to power following his victory against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s candidate at the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in January earlier this year.

Justice Emmanuel Agim-led 5-member panel said the appeal court was right to have declared Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the July 16, 2022, governorship election in the state.

Below are some of the reasons for the appeal that the supreme court upheld:

Appeal court faults over-voting claim

The supreme court held the position of the appeal court that faulted the position of the tribunal on the conclusion that there was over-voting in some parts of the state.

APC Oyetola did not tender the voter register

Supreme Court also upheld the position of the appeal that Oyetola and his party failed to tender voter registers and the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS machines).

The court held that the BVAS machines that captured the data of eligible voters at the Osun governorship election were the authentic evidence.

Certificate forgery

The supreme court, in its ruling on Tuesday, also dismissed the certificate forgery case against the PDP governor in Osun state.

According to Justice Emmanuel Agim's panel, the forgery case against Adeleke has been settled, and there was no establishment of a forgery case against the governor.

Tribunal breached Adeleke's right

Justice Emmanuel Agim's panel held that the tribunal abused the right of Governor Adeleke by not giving him a fair hearing.

The panel said the verdict of the tribunal and the manner in which it came to its conclusion is faulty.

Conclusion

Governor Ademola Adeleke will, therefore, continue as the governor of the state as the apex court decision is the end of the discussion.