Di Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal don display two petitions wey di All Progressives Congress (APC) and di Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) file, dey challenge di re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke.
Di petitions wey dem date September 5, 2026, dem paste am for di notice board of di tribunal secretariat for Osogbo on Monday. Dis one na to formally start di legal process over di August 15 governorship election for di state.
Dis development follow di confirmation by di Secretary of di Tribunal, Pefe Belemore, say petitions wey dey challenge di election result don file. Belemore don tell The Nation say dem go display di notices for di tribunal notice board before noon on Monday.
When di tribunal open earlier for di day, Belemore dey inside di courtroom with oda officials of di secretariat as dem dey prepare to start di proceedings.
Di APC and PDP dey challenge di outcome of di election wey return Adeleke for anoda term for office. Di display of di petitions na to pave way for di service of processes on di parties and subsequent proceedings for di tribunal.
Di APC petition wey dem mark as EPT/OS/GOV/01/2026, na im candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, file am against Adeleke, Accord Party and di Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
For di PDP side, di petition wey dem mark as EPT/OS/GOV/02/2026, na one Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola file am against Adeleke, INEC and Accord Party.
Also, officials of Accord Party and dia legal team dem dey see as dem enter di court before Vanguard correspondent exit di building.
