The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ibadan had on the December 23, 2025, adjourned to deliver judgment in the petition with suit number: EPT/OY/HR/01/2025 filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP), against the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Hon Fola Oyekunle in the August 16, 2025 bye election in Ibadan North Federal Constituency following the closure of parties case and subsequent adoption of their respective written addresses.
The SDP, had posited that the election and return of Hon. Folajimi as member representing Ibadan North federal constituency is vitiated by non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2022 and further prayed the tribunal to cancel the bye election and conduct fresh or supplementary election in the affected polling units of the federal constituency.
Recall that Counsel to the PDP, Tunji Ogunrinde, SAN, in his reply to the petition, also filed a notice of preliminary objection challenging the competence of the petition for petitioner’s failure to comply with extant position of the Electoral Act 2022.
Ogunrinde, however, urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition for being frivolous, gold digging and lacking in merit.
