The Supreme Court, on Thursday, affirmed Senator Ademola Adeleke as the authentic candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 16, 2022 governorship election in Osun State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Adeleke winner of the governorship election.
The apex court, in a unanimous judgment by a five-man panel of justices, dismissed an appeal lodged against Adeleke by Prince Dotun Babayemi, who laid claim to the governorship ticket of the PDP.
Babayemi emerged from a parallel primary election held by a faction of the party in the State.
Counsel to the Appellant, Mr. Adebayo Adelodun (SAN) withdrew the appeal after the panel led by Justice Amina Augie, drew his attention to the fact that the case was statute-barred.
The panel had maintained that the appeal was incompetent, stressing that it was filed outside the 14 days period provided by the law.