The Osun election petition tribunal has sacked the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke.
The judge, Justice Tertse Kume, on Friday, January 27, also ordered that the certificate of return should be withdrawn from Adeleke and issued to the immediate past governor of the state, Adegboyega Oyetola.
The tribunal sacked Adeleke for over-voting in some polling units across the state.
Recall that Oyetola, and the All Progressives Congress (APC), approached the state tribunal to challenge the victory of Adeleke at the July 16 governorship election in the state, alleging irregularities during the poll.
A witness, Samuel Oduntan, who testified on behalf of Adeleke, has told the state election petition tribunal that over-voting took place only in six of the 749 disputed polling units.
At the resumed hearing of the petition on December 22, 2022, Oduntan, a statistician and forensic examiner, while being led in evidence by Alex Iziyon (SAN), said that he conducted a forensic analysis on the BVAS machine and analysed the result with forms EC8A series to draw his report, The Nation reports.
He said that, “Under the supervision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), I conducted the forensic analysis of BVAS machines, I then analysed the result with form EC8A series.
“My report didn’t determine who won or lost. I only gave the figures.
“I observed over-voting in six polling units. I was paid for the job but it does not affect the figures and facts in my report,” he added.
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