The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Tuesday has reaffirmed Ademola Adeleke as the authentic Governor of Osun State.

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared that Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party polled 403,371 votes to defeat then-incumbent, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, of the All Progressives Congress who got 375,027 votes.

In reaction, the former Governor of the state, Oyetola and the APC rejected the result of the poll and headed for the tribunal.

The governorship election in the state was held on July 16, 2022.

In its January 27, 2023 majority verdict, the Justice Tertse Kume-led tribunal annulled Adeleke’s victory and declared Oyetola the winner of the poll.

Recall that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, March 24, 2022 set aside the tribunal judgment that nullified the election of Ademola Adeleke as goveror.

In an unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, led by Justice Mohammed Lawal, the appellate court held that the appeal lodged by Adeleke to challenge his sack by the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal was meritorious.

The court also held that the sum of N500,000 is awarded as a cost against the All Progressive Congress, APC, and its candidate, Gboyega Oyetola.