There was wild jubilation in Ede, Osun State, the hometown of Sen. Ademola Adeleke on Friday, following the tribunal judgement, which declare him governor of the state.
Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who was in the town, reports that supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as well people of Ede were seen dancing and singing victory songs.
Okada riders, in their large numbers, were also seen using their motorcycles to display different skills to celebrate the victory.
Speaking on the victory, Mrs. Dupe Adeleke-Sanni, Adeleke’s elder sister, commended the judiciary for retrieving the ‘ stolen mandate ‘.
“We thank God for returning our stolen mandate.
“It is not by our might or power but by the grace of God that we have the mandate back,” she said.
She, however, commended the people of Ede for standing with the family during the trying period, urging them to continue to stand with them.
The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja had on Friday declared Adeleke winner.
The three-member panel said during its ruling that the re-run election that held on Sept. 27, 2018, was illegal.
The tribunal said Adeleke won the election at the first ballot on Sept. 22 and the re-run that INEC devised to reach a conclusion a week later was illegal.
“The declaration of Oyetola is null and void,” the tribunal ruled in a majority decision of two with one member dissenting.
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