Osun Election: Omisore Heads for Supreme Court
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP)’s governorship candidate in the August 9 Gubernatorial Election in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has proceeded to the Supreme Court to challenge his opponent’s victory.
During the election, Omisore lost to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
After his loss, Omisore proceeded to the tribunal but lost and proceeded to a Court of Appeal, sitting in Akure, which also re-affirmed the victory of Aregbesola.
From the appeal filed before the apex court, the complaint grounds of appeal are essentially the same with that of the Court of Appeal.
The two notices of appeal, which was signed by his counsel, Dr. Alex Iziyon (SAN), has 14 grounds and two grounds respectively.
Omisore and PDP are expected to file their briefs of argument latest on the April 24, in fulfilment of 10 days provision by the Supreme Court Rules.
It would be recalled that the tribunal in its judgement delivered on February 6, dismissed the petition for “lacking merit”.
