The Osogbo Division of the Federal High Court, on Wednesday affirmed Ademola Adeleke as the authentic candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the July 16 governorship election in the state.
Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel, in his judgment, which lasted for more than 1 hour, 30 minutes, held that the primary election conducted at the WOCDIF Centre, Osogbo, on March 8, which produced Dotun Babayemi, was null and void.
The PDP during its governorship primary elections on March 8, had held parallel primaries in the state.
Mr Ayo-Emmanuel, who cited Section 84 (14) of the Electoral Act, after a thorough proceeding and counter arguments by both counsels, dismissed the suit filed by Mr Babayemi.
He said it was only the aspirant(s) that participated physically at the primary conducted by the PDP National Working Committee and not the one conducted by the party’s state executives that have power and locus standi to challenge such suit in…
