Osun election: Court nullifies Adeleke’s participation over certificate issue

The battle for the governor’s seat in Osun State became more intriguing on Tuesday as the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Bwari, Abuja, voided the participation of Senator Ademola Adeleke of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in last year’s election in the state.
This came about a week Adeleke secured victory in court, to the extent that the judges sacked Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, who has, however, appealed the matter.
However, Justice Othman Musa, in a judgment on Tuesday, annulled Adeleke’s nomination as candidate of the PDP on the grounds that Adeleke offended section 177 of the 1999 constitution as amended.
“The section states that candidates for the position of governor must be educated up to secondary school level.
Justice Musa said while the court’s findings showed that Adeleke entered secondary school in 1976, there was no record showing that he (Adeleke) actually graduated.
‘The Nation’ reports that the judge said Adeleke’s name was no longer seen in the school’s register from 1980.
The judgment was on a suit filed by two members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Wahab Raheem and Adam Habeeb.