“We are having issue of service with the governor-elect, deputy governor-elect and the former APC National Caretaker Committee chairman. There has been deliberate avoidance of service by them.”
Adewale, who said that the essence of the petition targeted at reclaiming their principal’s mandate was to redress the injustice and restore sanity to the electoral process, said, “Ekiti election was characterised by so many electoral malpractices to the extent that it was the point of reference for electoral fraud, which should be avoided in the Osun election.
“That means something definitely happened in the election which made Oni, who ought to have been declared winner because he scored the highest valid votes in the election announced to be second.” Speaking on Oni’s prayer at the tribunal, Adewale said, “If we are able to convince the tribunal that there were widespread manipulations that offended the Electoral Act, we are confident that there won’t be any reason to order a fresh election, there will be declaration of the petitioner as the validly elected candidate.”All rights reserved.
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