The Governorship and State House of Assembly election petition tribunal in Oyo State, on Saturday, has declared the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Mustapha Ajibola Azeez Fowewe as the winner of Irepo/ Olorunsogo constituency.
The tribunal nullified the declaration of Mr. Kazeem Olayanju into the House of Assembly.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had in March declared, Olayanju, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election.
The declaration was contested by Mustapha Ajibola Azeez a.aka. BobMarley of the APC at the election petition tribunal.
Azeez in his argument insisted that there were irregularities in the election March 9th election, as he urged the tribunal to nullify Olayanju’s declaration.
The petitioner, Azeez in his petition EPT/OY/SHA/30/2019; Hon Azeez v Olayanju, (IREPO/OLORUNSOGO) said he was the authentic winner of the said election.
The tribunal, however, Saturday evening, declared Ajibola as the winner and nullified Olayanju’s declaration.
The tribunal declared that cancellation of ward 3 election in Irepo local government area in the constituency was wrong.
The tribunal held inter alia that the election indeed took place at ward 3 in Irepo local government area contrary to the submission of the respondents.
The tribunal also held that the incident of burning of results at ward collation center did not meant that there were no election at the polling units in questions.
