Tribunal Affirms APC’s Salisu Winner of Ogun Central Senatorial Poll

James Sowole in Abeokuta

The National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, yesterday  affirmed Senator Shuaibu  Salisu as the winner of the Ogun Central Senatorial Election in the state.

The tribunal dismissed the petition filed by the  candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,(PDP) Olumide Aderinokun and the PDP itself which  had challenged the election of the Salisu, on two grounds.

The grounds were on the issue of over voting, non-compliance and allegation that the Senator had not been elected by a majority of lawful votes cast at the election.

The three-man panel led by Hon. Justice Samuel Ayiwulu in their unanimous judgment, stated that all the arguments presented by the petitioners had failed and they thus dismissed the petition.

Justice Imelda Etape, who read the lead judgment held:”The elections and return of the first respondent is hereby affirmed. This petition is hereby dismissed.”

Etape stated that the petitioners failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that there was over voting with their failure to tender the voters register.

He added that the petitioners also failed to prove that the first respondent was not duly elected by majority of lawful votes in the February 25 polls.