Tribunal upholds Lam-Adesina, Olugbemi’s House of Reps election in Oyo

The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has thrown out petitions filed by candidates of Accord Party in Ibadan North East/ Ibadan South East federal constituency, Hon. Gbenga Adewusi and that of Oluyole federal constituency, Hon. Musibau Adeagbo against the winner of the March 28, 2015, election, Hon. Dapo Lam-Adesina and Olusumbo Olugbemi both of the All Progressives Congress, APC, respectively.

Hon. Adewusi had urged the tribunal to annul the election of Hon. Lam-Adesina but the tribunal in a judgment delivered by its chairman, Hon. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, said the petition lacks merit as the petitioner failed to prove his case.

In another judgment, the tribunal dismissed the petition of Hon. Musibau Adeagbo of the Accord Party against the election of Hon. Olugbemi. The petitioner had asked the tribunal to dismiss Olugbemi’s election saying that Olugbemi was not the rightful candidate of APC and holds a dual citizen.