Adeleke The Dancing Governor Rejoices As Appeal Court Reserves Judgement On Osun Governorship Appeal

Governor Ademola Adeleke, aka the Dancing Governor, lives to fight another as the Appeal Court reserves the judgement passed by an election petition tribunal concerning his election as Governor of Osun State.

A three-member panel led by M. F. Shuaibu, after listening to counsel for the parties in the case, said the date of the judgement would be communicated to them later.

Mr Adeleke was represented by Onyechi Ikpeazu, a Senior Advocate Nigeria (SAN), and Gboyega Oyetola, the former governor who lost his reelection bid in the poll, was represented by Lateef Fagbemi, also a SAN.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), represented by Paul Ananaba, SAN, and PDP, represented by Alex Iziyon, SAN, did not file any processes in the case.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while Mr Adeleke of the PDP is the appellant, Mr Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are the 1st and 2nd respondents in the appeal marked: CA/AK/EPT/GOV/01/2023.

INEC and the PDP are also joined as the 3rd and the 4th respondents respectively.