Lawyer claims court may annul Osun guber poll

A lawyer and Rights Activist, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, has described the gubernatorial election held on Saturday in Osun State as a stillbirth and an exercise in futility.

Ajulo explained that the election cannot stand because INEC allegedly unlawfully excluded the candidate of National Resistance Movement (NRM), Ms Jumoke Lawoyin, from participating in the election.

He said this is despite the fact that the electoral body had witnessed the primaries of the party and gave her notice of election.

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According to the lawyer, all efforts made to ensure that INEC do the needful was abortive as it went ahead to conduct the election without correcting the anomaly.

He also revealed, that a pre-election matter is before the Federal High Court in respect of the matter, and that a petition will be filed to set aside the election as consequence of the exclusion of a duly presented candidate of NRM.

 

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