BREAKING: Tribunal Orders Rerun Of Election In Oyo
The National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal for Oyo State ordered a rerun election for the Saki West state constituency on Thursday in Ibadan.
Recall, INEC had earlier declared Mr Shittu Ibrahim of the All Peoples Congress (APC) the winner of the election held on March 18.
It declared that Ibrahim scored 13,692 votes to defeat the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Julius Okedoyin, who scored 13,422 votes.
The tribunal noted that whereas the declared winner led the petitioner by 270 votes in Ward 6, Unit 7, and Ward 11, Unit 19, the number of voters disenfranchised was more than 1,000.
It held that the more than 1,000 voters disenfranchised by INEC in the affected wards might have overturned the result if they were allowed to vote.
The certificate of return issued to the first respondent (Ibrahim) by INEC is hereby set aside pending the re-run election to determine the winner of the election for the Saki West constituency.
INEC is hereby ordered to conduct a re-run election in Ward 6, Unit 7, and Ward 11, Unit 19 within 90 days,’’ Anaja declared.
Reacting, Ibrahim’s counsel, Mr Sikiru Adewoye, said his client would appeal against the judgement of the tribunal.
Conversely, the petitioners’ counsel, Mr. Yusuf Ogunrinde, commended the tribunal.
