Supreme Court affirms Gov Makinde's election victory

Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde 

The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the election of Governor Oluseyi Makinde as the duly elected Governor of Oyo State.

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had declared Makinde as the winner of the 2019 governorship election in the state.



Unsatisfied with the outcome of the election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Adebayo Adelabu, its candidate, approached the election petition tribunal seeking a nullification of the exercise.

The tribunal dismissed the petition on the grounds that the petitioners failed to prove the allegations of malpractices in the election.




Adelabu and the APC proceeded to the court of appeal, where a knotty judgement that did not affirm the election of Makinde was delivered.
The governor then approached the apex court, asking it to set aside the decision of the appeal court.

Delivering judgement on Wednesday, a seven-man panel of justices of the apex court allowed Makinde’s appeal, setting aside the verdict of the lower court.