The Minister of Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has reacted to the ruling that sacked Ademola Adeleke as the Governor of Osun State by the Election Petitions Tribunal.
It was reported that the tribunal, in a two versus one ruling, had declared Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the authentic winner of the election.
The tribunal, headed by Justice Tetsea Kume, ruled that Oyetola scored the majority lawful votes of 314,931 against Adeleke’s 219,666.
It subsequently deducted the over-voting observed from the votes scored by the candidates and declared that Oyetola won the election, having polled 314, 921, while Adeleke’s score came down to 290, 266.
The tribunal directed INEC to withdraw Adeleke’s certificate of return and issue another one to Oyetola who won a majority of the lawful votes.
Reacting to the development, Keyamo congratulated Oyetola, saying the PDP is well known for rigging elections.
He wrote, “Congratulations, Governor Oyetola of Osun State. PDP & rigging are 5 & 6. All Nigerians must watch them in the forthcoming elections, too. They want to take us back to the dark days of ballot snatching and writing of results, despite the best efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari.”
Congratulations, Governor Oyetola of Osun State. PDP & rigging are 5 & 6. All Nigerians must watch them in the forthcoming elections, too. They want to take us back to the dark days of ballot snatching and writing of results, despite the best efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari https://t.co/Xpo3E8cpOb
— Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK) (@fkeyamo) January 27, 2023
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