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Osun Tribunal: Hearing On Omisore’s Election Petition Begins Monday

The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo on the August 9 governorship election in Osun state will start its hearings on the petition filed by … Continue reading Osun Tribunal: Hearing On Omisore’s Election Petition Begins Monday


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Iyiola OmisoreThe Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo on the August 9 governorship election in Osun state will start its hearings on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore, challenging the outcome of the election on Monday, November 10, 2014.

Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Elizabeth Ikpejime at the proceeding in Osogbo, the state capital, gave the PDP 14 days to convince the court that Aregbesola was not validly elected and equally gave the three respondents 10 days each to defend their case.

She also ruled that all witnesses will be given 20 minutes each for cross examination and that the court would not mandate any party to streamline its witnesses as only the party has the authority to do so.

The Tribunal after formulating the issues to be considered during the trial, adjourned hearings till November 5, 2014.

Counsels to PDP and its candidate, Nathaniel Oke (SAN) and counsel to Governor Rauf Aregbesola and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kunle Adegoke assured journalists that they are fully ready to prove and defend their cases respectively within the 14 days given by the Tribunal.