Appeal court retains Engr Seyi Makinde as Governor of Oyo State

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The Court of Appeal in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital today resolved all the issues against Seyi Makinde and set aside the judgment of the Tribunal which had affirmed that Seyi Makinde won the Oyo Guber elections.

The Judges ruled on a technicality, but never order a re-run or state that Seyi Makinde should vacate office as both parties are preparing their documents for appeal at the Supreme Court, Abuja.

The appellate court did not give order for a fresh election. In a four-against-one judgement, the five-man panel said the tribunal judgement was perverse.

Speaking on the rulling, the executive governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde called on Oyo Citizens and all his supporters across the country to remain calm, that he remains the governor of the state.

Reacting to the various news headlines, as a result of the appeal court ruling today, Makinde asked his followers to ignore the sensationalism of the headlines, that no court has ruled against him.

The appeal court in it ruling, upheld the election, no judgement was given against him.

Makinde a widely accepted Governor, scored a total of 515,621 votes to beat Adebayo Adelabu, his closest rival and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, who polled a total of 357,982 votes, a margin too wide for any court to upturn.

The governor said, there is really nothing to worry about , because, all they, the opposition are planning is already in the public. He said that, the judiciary is credible and won’t allow itself to be used against the will of the Oyo State.

I urge you all to go about your normal businesses, we won’t be distracted in our quest to make Oyo State, a model State where good governance and leadership will be the order of the day, Makinde stated.
After the 2019 guber elections, Seyi Makinde was declared winner of Oyo state guber election. APC's, Bayo Adelabu Approached the Tribunal with the following prayers: 1. That Makinde was not duly elected by majority of lawful votes. 2. That the election was marred by over-voting which the Tribunal went the way of the sitting Governor by dismissing the Adelabu's case then.