
ThisDay Live reported brief courtroom drama in Osogbo after two petitions challenging Governor Ademola Adeleke surfaced before the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. According to the report, both the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party disowned the filings, leaving their authorship and status unclear and intensifying political tension around the tribunal proceedings in Osun State.
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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.
ThisDay Live·September 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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.
Naija News·September 9, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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.
Vanguard (NG)·September 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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.
Naija News·September 8, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress has withdrawn its petition challenging Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election, Premium Times reported. The lawyer who filed the suit on behalf of the APC and its governorship candidate said the case was withdrawn from the election tribunal on Tuesday. The report did not give a reason for the withdrawal or detail any response from Adeleke, the tribunal, or other parties involved in the dispute.
Premium Times·September 8, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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.
Information Nigeria·September 6, 2026 at 10:55 PM