Gboyega Isiaka
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Ogun State, Prince Gboyega Isiaka, has appealed against the judgement of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal that upheld the election of Senator Ibikunle Amosun for second term.
Gov Amosun of Ogun State
Amosun, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, had been declared the winner of the April 11 governorship poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The suit was filed at the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division, on November 10, 2015.
In the notice of appeal obtained by our correspondent on Friday, Amosun and INEC were listed as respondents.
The Ogun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta on October 23 dismissed Isiaka’s petition and upheld Amosun’s election.
The Justice Henry Olusiyi-led tribunal had struck out the petition, arguing that the petitioners did not support their allegation of massive rigging and electoral malpractices in the election with enough evidence.
Isiaka had expressed dissatisfaction with the tribunal’s decision and sought an order allowing the appeal and setting aside the previous judgement.
The appellants also sought an order granting the reliefs sought in the petition by the petitioners/appellants.
The governorship candidate and his party said the tribunal erred in law to hold that they alleged several irregularities in nine local government areas but led oral evidence only in 12 polling units.
The suit read in part, “The tribunal failed to consider the statement on oath of PW9 and the report of inspection of electoral materials containing the instances of irregularities in the polling units contained in the nine local government areas, prepared by PW9 and his team received in evidence as Exhibit P4275.
“The tribunal failed to consider submissions of appellants’ counsel (including the chart based on Exhibit P4275) filed before the honourable tribunal.”
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