OSUN GUBER: PDP refuses to accept S’Court ruling, says it’s shocking

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as shocking, Ademola Adeleke’s loss of the legal battle for the governorship seat of Osun State.

Adeleke, who contested the state’s 2018 governorship election under the platform of the PDP, had since been in court challenging the emergence of Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the poll.

All the legal battle however came to a final end on Friday following the ruling of the Supreme Court that affirmed Oyetola as the winner of the poll.

In its response to the apex court judgment, PDP said in a statement by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, that it was “shocked at the ruling of the Supreme Court on the contentious Osun State Governorship election.”

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The statement read, “The fact that the Supreme Court had a split judgment also speaks volumes on its verdict in this matter.

“Our study of the judgment however shows that the Supreme Court did not negate the position of the PDP and millions of Nigerians that our candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke won the election, but based its verdict on reservations over issues of technicalities arising at the election petition tribunal.

“Nevertheless, our party stands with overwhelming majority of Nigerians on that undeniable fact that the people of Osun State, by the votes cast at the poll, preferred Senator Adeleke as their governor.

“The PDP, as a law-abiding party, however, urges the people of Osun state to remain united, calm and not lose hope in our democratic process and the quest for a government that truly represents their wishes and aspirations.”

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