Osun: Adeleke Vows To Appeal Tribunal Judgment

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has reiterated his intention to appeal the tribunal judgement that nullified his victory at the last governorship election in the state.

The governor expressed confidence that his mandate would be revalidated.

Adeleke’s spokesperson Malam Rasheed Olawale revealed this on Friday in Osogbo, when the governor received Unit-to Unit Ambassadors of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from Osun West Senatorial District.

“So we are going on appeal and we trust we are going to get justice. I urge all of us to be calm and go about our daily activities peacefully.

“I understand how hard and emotional the judgement is to the people of Osun state, but we must vent our disagreement only through the judicial process.

“That is why there is an appeal process. We have all the grounds to appeal and we are doing that.

”So continue your campaign unit to unit. We are running Osun state to deliver on the will and aspirations of the people.

“By God and man, our mandate will be revalidated through the same judicial process”, he said.

Adeleke, who noted that the judiciary plays an important role in strengthening democracy, said the various judicial interventions had helped to stabilise the nation.

“Democracy revolves around the wheel of justice. Justice dispensation is the realm of the judiciary.

“All democrats must therefore have unshaken faith in the judiciary. I have that trust and confidence in the judiciary to right the wrong and deepen our democracy.

“I am a beneficiary of judicial intervention. I cannot forget how the judiciary cleared me of forgery allegations.

“You can’t have a strong democracy unless we all hold the judiciary as the indispensable arbiter,” he said .