Governor Rauf Aregbesola and VP's candidate of APC Prof. Yemi Osinbajo yesterday appeared before the Justice Elizabeth Ikpejime-led Election Petitions Tribunal hearing in Osun State.
As expected,the area around the court premises
was laden with armed security agents. This is to
make sure nothing goes wrong.
Read what Punch reported on
the outcome of the tribunal below....
Security was heightened around the Osun State High Court premises on Friday as Governor Rauf Aregbesola and the Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo ( SAN), appeared before the Election Petitions Tribunal hearing matters arising from the August 9 governorship election in the state. There were more armed security agents in the court and around the court premises on Friday than at the previous
sittings. The police, as usual, closed the road in front of the court to commercial vehicles and motorcycles while private cars, with verifiable missions around the area, were allowed to move on the road. Operatives of the Department of State Security and Explosives Ordinance Department were on the ground to ensure that there was no security breach.
Vice Presidential candidate Osinbajo, led
witnesses, called by the second respondent.
Speaking after the sitting,he said:
"We called all of the witnesses we wanted to call and they all performed very well.We hope to see clearly that this was a free and fair election and that the APC won the election fair and square. That is what we certainly hope to see."
Four witnesses called by APC-
Isahu Olawale from Ejigbo Local
Government Area; Musa Abdulbaki from Osogbo Local Government Area; Opeyemi Olalemi from Atakumosa East and Ayomide Otegbayo from Obokun Local Government Area clearly stated before the panel that the election was free and fair.
The sitting was later adjourned to Saturday for
further hearing.
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