The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have separately approached the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to challenge the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke.
The petitions were formally brought into public view on Monday after they were posted on the notice board of the tribunal’s secretariat in Osogbo, marking the beginning of the legal challenge to the August 15 governorship election.
The development followed confirmation by Pefe Belemore, secretary of the tribunal, that petitions had been filed against the election outcome.
The APC’s case, numbered EPT/OS/GOV/01/2026, was filed by the party’s candidate, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji. He listed Adeleke, Accord and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as respondents.
The PDP’s petition, registered as EPT/OS/GOV/02/2026, was filed by Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola against Adeleke, INEC and Accord.
With the petitions now displayed, the parties are expected to be served with the relevant court processes before substantive proceedings begin at the tribunal.
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Adeleke, who contested the election on the platform of the Accord Party, was declared the winner after polling 511,067 votes.
The APC’s decision to challenge the result comes despite Oyebamiji’s earlier statement that he had accepted the outcome and congratulated Adeleke.
In a statement issued on August 29, Oyebamiji said he accepted the result but expressed concern about violence and deaths recorded during the election.
“While we accept the outcome of the election and congratulate the winner, we cannot forget the painful incidents of violence and the lives that were lost,” he said.
Oyebamiji had also maintained that his camp would pursue “justice and fairness through lawful and constitutional means” in addressing any legitimate concerns arising from the election.
Following his re-election, Adeleke appealed to Oyebamiji and the other candidates who contested the poll to set aside their differences and support his administration.