Appeal Court in Akure, Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria has affirmed Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Gatekeepers News reports that the court dismissed a suit filed by Dotun Babayemi, governorship hopeful of the PDP, against Adeleke.
Babayemi had taken Adeleke before a Federal High Court in Osogbo, seeking to be declared as the PDP candidate for the July 16 governorship election in Osun state.
On March 8, 2021, two factions of the party conducted separate governorship primaries featuring Adeleke and Babayemi.
Babayemi was declared the winner of the primary election held at the Children and Women Development Centre in Osogbo, while Adeleke emerged the winner at the primary election held at Osogbo City Stadium and backed by the PDP national working committee.
Gatekeepers News earlier reported that Adeleke defeated the sitting Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to become the Governor-Elect of the State.
Meanwhile, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has also presented the certificate of return to the Governor-elect.
