Election tribunal grants Oyetola’s request for substituted service on Adeleke
Tamarauemi Ebimini
The Osun State 2022 Election Petition Tribunal, on Monday, granted the ex parte applications filed by Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The tribunal ordered that the petition notice should be pasted on the Tribunal’s notice board as another means to serve state governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke.
The tribunal also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release Osun election materials used at the poll to Oyetola and the APC for inspection.
The tribunal panel Chairman, Tertsea Aorga Kume, and a member, Benedict Amangbo Ogbuli presided over the sitting which was held at the premises of the state High Court in Osogbo
Journalists reported that the tribunal said Adeleke could not make himself available to receive the petition, saying efforts made by its bailiff to serve him were not successful and that the official left Adeleke’s country home in Ede without serving him and cited security reasons.
Counsel to Oyetola, Chief Yomi Aliyu, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, opted that the tribunal should serve Adeleke the court process through its notice board.
Also, the court granted the second application of Oyetola who sought an order of inspection of documents from the first respondent (Independent National Electoral Commission)
