Osun guber: APC withdraws petition challenging Gov Adeleke’s victory

The All Progressives Congress, APC, and its governorship campaigner successful the August 15 Osun State governorship predetermination person moved to retreat a petition challenging Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory.

Counsel to the APC and its candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, Seyi Oyagbile, filed a question seeking the withdrawal of the petition earlier the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday.

Oyagbile filed the motion, dated September 8, 2026, astatine the tribunal’s bureau located wrong the premises of the Osun State High Court successful Osogbo.

The improvement came soon aft notices of 2 petitions were displayed connected the tribunal’s announcement committee on Monday.

According to the notices signed by the Tribunal Secretary, Belemo Diete-Spiff, the archetypal petition was numbered EPT/Os/Gov/01/2026.

The petition listed Oyebamiji and the APC arsenic petitioners, portion Adeleke, the Accord and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were named arsenic respondents.

The 2nd petition, numbered EPT/Os/Gov/02/2026, listed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) arsenic petitioner, with INEC, the Accord and Governor Ademola Adeleke arsenic respondents.

However, a process stamped by the tribunal caput indicated that Oyagbile was seeking to retreat the petition filed connected behalf of Oyebamiji and the APC.

The process was titled, “Notice of Mot...