Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has displayed two petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenging the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke.
Specifically, petitioners are challenging the outcome of the August 15 governorship election which returned Adeleke for another term in office.
Dated ated September 5, 2026, the petitions were pasted on the notice board of the tribunal secretariat in Osogbo on Monday.
Secretary of the Tribunal, Pefe Belemore, confirmed that petitions challenging the outcome of the election had been filed before the tribunal.
The display has formally commenced the process of hearing the disputes arising from the August 15 election in the state.
On Monday, the tribunal secretary was in the courtroom alongside other officials of the secretariat as preparations were underway for the commencement of proceedings.
The display of the petitions is expected to set in motion the legal process, including the service of processes on parties and subsequent proceedings before the tribunal.
The APC’s petition with suit number EPT/OS/GOV/01/2026 was filed by its candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, against Governor Adeleke, Accord Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The PDP’s petition EPT/OS/GOV/02/2026 was filed by one Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola against Adeleke, INEC and the Accord Party.
Officials of the Accord Party and their legal team were also at the court room.
According to the results of the election announced on August 16 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the incumbent Governor and candidate of the Accord Party, Ademola Adeleke won.
The results showed that Adeleke defeated his closest challenger, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, to secure a second consecutive term in office.
The governor polled 511,067 votes to defeat Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes, giving Adeleke a winning margin of 66,252 votes.
The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rt. Hon. Najeem Folasayo Salaam, came third with 17,180 votes.
The final declaration was made by the State Returning Officer, Professor Joshua Ogunwole, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, after the completion of the collation of results from the state’s 30 local government areas.
According to the results announced by the commission, Adeleke won 19 local government areas, while Oyebamiji secured victory in 11 LGAs.
