The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says the validation of the immediate past governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, as the winner of the July 2022 governorship election by the tribunal is a victory of light over darkness.

Tinubu described Oyetola’s victory at the tribunal as a “triumph of courage and perseverance, and light over the forces of darkness that sought to arrest the progressive good governance the APC administration delivered to the people of Osun State under the leadership of Oyetola.”

The APC presidential standard bearer said this via a statement by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, on Friday.

He stated: “I heartily rejoice with Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola on his much-deserved victory at the Election Tribunal today. It is the victory of light over darkness. A triumph of perseverance, courage, and justice over electoral fraud and democratic perversion.

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“The forces of darkness plotted to extinguish the able leadership and progressive good governance that improved the quality of life of our people under your leadership. But today, the Tribunal delivered justice and restored the mandate freely given to you and our great party.

“I am confident that the good work you championed that was momentarily paused will soon resume and Osun people will be happy again. And together we can renew their hope of shared prosperity.”

A three-man election tribunal chaired by Justice Tertsea Kume, in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Friday, ruled that Oyetola is the duly elected governor of the state.

Kume, in his ruling, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of Return to Oyetola while declaring the result that produced Ademola Adeleke as governor as null and void.

He ruled that there was over-voting in six Local Government Areas of the state during the exercise.

The majority judgement read by Justice Kume said Oyetola polled 314,931 votes against Adeleke’s 219,666 votes.

The Star