Adebayo Adedamola, the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the August 15 Osun State election, has denied filing or authorising any petition challenging the outcome involving Governor Ademola Adeleke. According to Naija News, Adedamola distanced himself from the legal action, stating he did not initiate or approve it. The denial raises questions about who filed the petition against Adeleke in the Osun gubernatorial dispute.

Confusion arose on Monday over a petition displayed at the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal challenging Governor Ademola Adeleke's re-election. According to Naija News, the All Progressives Congress (APC) denied filing the petition against Adeleke's victory, creating uncertainty about the document's origin and who was responsible for submitting the challenge to the tribunal.

The legal team of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State has denied filing any petition before the state governorship election tribunal challenging the outcome of the August 15 election, according to Vanguard. The denial came after notices of petitions were pasted on Monday on the tribunal's notice board in Osogbo. The APC lawyers distanced themselves from the notices, though further details about who filed the petitions or the tribunal's response were not provided in the report.

The Osun State governorship election petition tribunal received no petitions challenging the outcome of the August 15 poll before the constitutionally stipulated 21-day window closed on Saturday, according to Information Nigeria. None of the 14 parties defeated in the election filed a challenge, leaving Governor Adeleke's victory unchallenged. The deadline's expiration means the result stands without legal contest from any of the losing candidates or their parties.

The legal team of Nigeria's All Progressives Congress has distanced itself from a petition filed at the Osun State election tribunal challenging Governor Ademola Adeleke's victory. According to a member of the team, the poll may not have been entirely free of malpractices and there could have been valid grounds to contest the result, but the party chose not to pursue a challenge in order to "allow the populace to rest." The statement raises questions about who authorised the filing.

The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has begun hearing disputes arising from the August 15 governorship election. According to ThisDay Live, the APC and PDP filed petitions challenging Governor Adeleke’s re-election. The report also noted that an APC legal team denied a particular move, though the available excerpt does not provide further details about the denial or the petitions.