Nigerian lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has hinted that Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state may lose again at the appeal court The Osun state governorship election tribunal sacked Adeleke for overvoting and declared Gboyega Oyetola the winner Though Adeleke has vowed to appeal the ruling, Falana said it would be difficult for the governor's lawyers to overturn the verdict.
Femi Falana (SAN), a senior lawyer and human rights activist, has said it will be a daunting task for the lawyers of the Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, to overturn the verdict of the state governorship election tribunal. Recall that the tribunal sacked Adeleke for overvoting and declared the former governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, the winner of the July 16, 2022, gubernatorial election.
Voters in Osun state should sue INEC, says Falana Falana, on the other hand, advised voters in Osun state to sue the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for damages over the wastage of votes, while speaking during an interview with Arise TV on Sunday, January 29, 2023.
His words: “What the voters in those areas have to do is to sue INEC for damages that you have wasted my votes. “Looking at the judgement, I believe very strongly that it is going to be a daunting task to impeach the judgement. INEC has to be held completely responsible for what happened," the senior lawyer said.
Femi Falana (SAN), a senior lawyer and human rights activist, has said it will be a daunting task for the lawyers of the Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, to overturn the verdict of the state governorship election tribunal. Recall that the tribunal sacked Adeleke for overvoting and declared the former governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, the winner of the July 16, 2022, gubernatorial election.
Voters in Osun state should sue INEC, says Falana Falana, on the other hand, advised voters in Osun state to sue the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for damages over the wastage of votes, while speaking during an interview with Arise TV on Sunday, January 29, 2023.
His words: “What the voters in those areas have to do is to sue INEC for damages that you have wasted my votes. “Looking at the judgement, I believe very strongly that it is going to be a daunting task to impeach the judgement. INEC has to be held completely responsible for what happened," the senior lawyer said.
Speaking further, Falana said the tribunal's verdict indicates that INEC needs to go back to the drawing table so that such an experience will not reoccur.
