Adeleke Gets Certificate Of Return From INEC As Appeal Court Affirms Him As Authentic PDP Governorship Candidate

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued certificate of return to Senator Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the just concluded Osun State governorship election.

He received the certificate of return on Wednesday at the INEC headquarters in Osogbo after defeating the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola of the APC with 403, 371 votes on Saturday

He will be inaugurated on the 27th of November, 2022 when the tenure of the incumbent governor will come to an end.

In his acceptance speech, Adeleke commended INEC for the conduct of the elections, while appreciating the good people of Osun for trusting him with their votes.

The issuance of Certificate of Return coincided with the court of appeal in Akure, Ondo state, dismissing a suit filed by Dotun Babayemi, governorship hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), against Ademola Adeleke.

Babayemi had taken Adeleke before a federal high court in Osogbo, seeking to be declared as the PDP candidate for the July 16 governorship election in Osun state.

Babayemi had emerged winner in a parallel primary election conducted by his faction and had insisted on being the rightful candidate of the party.

A lower court in Osogbo, the Osun State capital had earlier thrown out Babayemi’s case.

He had challenged the lower court’s ruling at the Court of Appeal.