RAUF ADESOJI AREGBESOLA & ORS V. OLAGUNSOYE OYINLOLA & ORS.
(2009) JELR 52643 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/I/EPT/GOV/98/2008 CA/I/EPT/GOV/31/2008
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30 Mar 2009
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Nigeria
Coram
VICTOR OMAGE, JCA ABUBAKAR ABDULKADIR JEGA, JCA MOHAMMED LADAN-TSAMIYA, JCA RAPHAEL CHIKWE AGBO, JCA BODE RHODES-VIVOUR, JCA
Appearances
Charles Edosomwan, SAN (with him, Deji Sasegbon SAN, Adewale Afolabi Esq., Adetunji Ajagbe Esq., Jide Omoworare Esq., Kunle Adegoke Esq., Gbenga Akano Esq., Ajibola Basiru Esq., Olusegun Olatoye Esq., M.B.O. Ibrahim Esq., Olayinka Okedara Esq., Yinka Ajayi Esq., Nath Agunbiade Esq., Adewumi Oke Esq., T. A. Abdul-Wahab Esq., Kayode Tinubu Esq., Tayo Olatubosun Esq., Kolapo
Alimi Esq., Daud Akinloye Esq., Tope Adebayo Esq., Osumah Charles Esq., Dapo Akinosun Esq., Olufemi A. Ifaturoti Esq., Ayo Olugbenro (Mrs), Kunle Abass Esq., Lanre Obadina Esq., W.A. Salman Esq.) for the Appellants;
Yusuf Ali SAN (with him, Otunba Kunle Kalejaiye SAN, N.O.O. Oke SAN, J.A. Ogundere Esq., Chief Yomi Alliyu, Wole Olukanmi Esq., Tewo Lamuye Esq., Tope Elusogbon Esq., Kunle Akinyemi Esq., Adebisi Raimi Esq., luwole Adeosun Esq., K. K. Eleja Esq., A. Olaoba-Efuntayo Esq., Prince Odogiyan A., Olaitan Olabode Esq., Sola Ajayi Esq., Kehinde Adesiyan Esq., Oluwole Kupoluyi Esq., Jola Akintola Esq., Kanmi Ajibola Esq., Kose Adewole Esq., Ademola Adeyemo Esq., Wahab Ismail Esq., Yemi Giwa Esq., E. Ekpo Esq., Adetunji J. Muraina Esq., Bola Ogungbe Esq., I. O. Babakekere Esq., Thelma Otaigbe Esq., O. A. Oyeleke Esq., N. N. Adegboyega Esq., Yakub Dauda Esq., Tolulope Omidiji Esq.) for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Respondents;
J. K. Gadzama SAN (with him, R. O. Yusuf) for the 4th-1365th Respondents;
Hon. Niyi Owolade (Attorney-General of Osun State) (with him, Alh. K.M. Akano (Solicitor Gen. of Osun State), A. A. Adewemimo Esq. (Director Public Prosecutions), A.O. Adeniji Esq. (Dir. of Civil Litigation), Jide Obisakin Esq. (Chief State Counsel), Funmi Lamuye Esq. (S. A. Legal Matters), Tijani Adekilekun Esq. (Principal State Counsel), Leke Fadeju Esq.(Senior State Counsel), J.A. Abidoye Esq. (Senior State Counsel)) for the 1366th and 1367th Respondents.
Judgement
OMAGE JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The Gubernatorial elections were held on 14 April 2007 to fill the offices of Governors for all the States in Nigeria. The elections were conducted by the 4th respondent. The 1st appellant and the 1st respondent contested the election for Osun State.
In Osun State, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) fielded Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as its candidate while the Action Congress (AC) fielded Mr. Rauf A. Aregbesola as its candidate. After the elections, the 4th respondent, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) credited the PDP candidate with 426,669 votes and the AC candidate with 240,722 votes. INEC declared Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, the winner of the election. Dissatisfied with the results declared by INEC, Mr. Rauf A. Aregbesola and his party filed a petition on 11 May 2007, at the Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal which sat at Oshogbo, challenging the declaration of the 1st respondent as Governor…
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