The State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has declared the State Assembly Election for Obokun State Constituency held on March 9th, 2019 as inconclusive.
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye had approached the court to challenge the victory of Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Adewumi Adeyemi in the election.
The three-man panel said the petitioner established over-voting in four units and cancelled elections in those units.
It subsequently declared the results of the poll inconclusive and ordered rerun in the units.
The panel, however, upheld the election of Mulikat Abiola of APC, who was returned as the lawmaker representing Ifelodun State Constituency.
The panel said the petitioner , Hazzim Abioye of PDP failed to prove allegations that the respondent did not resign her appointment in Michael Opara University , Umudike before contesting the poll.
The court awarded a sum of 250,000 naira damage against the petitioner.
