Osun Tribunal ends pre-trial July 10

01.07.2009

PRE-TRIAL conference will end on 10th July, 2009, in the petition instituted by the Action Congress (AC) governorship candidate in the last election in Osun State, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, against the election of Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola.

The Chairman of the Election Tribunal, Justice Ali Garba stated this on Tuesda after delivering rulings on four motions brought against the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the INEC.

Justice Garba, who dismissed the four motions for lacking in merit, also adjourned a motion brought by Aregbesola till Monday, July 6, 2009. One of the motions dismissed yesterday questioned the competence of the petition on the ground that it was presented four days after the expiration of the 30 days allowed by the Electoral Act, 2006.

Justice Garba, in dismissing the motion, held that Form TF002, dated 11th May, 2007, which the AC candidate relied on, was the only recognised evidence of presentation of a petition and not Form TF003, dated 18th May, 2007, relied on by counsel to the PDP.