Confusion in Oyo: APC, PDP claim victory in Appeal court judgment

Both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State are claiming victory of sorts from the verdict of the appeal court on the gubernatorial contest between incumbent Seyi Makinde and Adebayo Adelabu of the APC.

While the APC said the verdict was unambiguous as it set aside the tribunal judgement that validated the election of Makinde, the spokesman of Makinde also said the verdict was so crystal clear as it did not affect the status quo, that Makinde remains the governor.

Assistant Publicity Secretary of APC, Prince Ayobami Adejumo reacting to the judgment said it validated the claims of the party and its candidate Adebayo Adelabu that Makinde did not win the 9 March governorship election.


“The Court of Appeal found that the Judgement of the lower Tribunal, which dismissed the petition of the APC’s gubernatorial candidate, Adelabu, challenging the election of Makinde in the election of March 9, 2019 was perverse and therefore set the Judgement aside,” Adejumo said.

“The verdict given on Monday was unambiguous, apt and sound enough to convince any informed mind about the genuineness of our claim that Makinde’s declaration as the winner of the March 9 poll was done by INEC in error.

“The results announced were ridiculously inflated and there is no way such conspiracy could stand the test of proper scrutiny as this was just confirmed by the Appellate Court.

In contrast, Governor Seyi Makinde said the judgment of the Appeal Court has changed nothing, contrary to the spin that the APC has given it.