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The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party’s in the August 9, 2014 governorship election in Osun State, Iyiola Omisore, against the election of the incumbent Governor Rauf Aregbesola, of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The seven-man panel of the apex court, led by Justice John Fabiyi, affirmed the concurrent judgments of the Court of Appeal in Akure and the Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal, which had both affirmed Aregbesola the winner of the election.
Justice C.C Nweze, who read the lead judgment, resolved six out of the seven issues formulated by the appellant against him.
The seven-man panel unanimously held that the appeal lacked merit and was bound to be dismissed.