Tribunal dismisses Bamidele Salam, orders rerun in 7 units

The Election Petition Tribunal has on Monday, cancelled the election of Bamidele Salam, the candidate for the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, who won the February 23 general elections for Ede Federal Constituency of the House of Representatives in Osun State.

The hearing petition against the victory of PDP candidate for Ede Federal Constituency also led to the cancellation of elections in seven units across four local government areas as a result of over-voting.

According to vanguard,the panel ordered rerun in the seven units because, after the cancellation of elections in units where over voting was established, the margin of victory between the winner and the petitioner, Mr. Adejare Bello of APC was lesser than the number of registered voters in the affected units.

The tribunal is also delivering judgment in cases affecting some state lawmakers.