Osun governor’s lawyers inspect election results, may go to court

Lawyers to the state governor have started studying the results from some polling units in Osun State to identify any irregularities during voting.

The three lawyers that are working on the issue are Mr Kola Adegoke (SAN), Dr Abiodun Layonu (SAN) and Senator Bashir Ajibola, who is also the Director-General of Oyetola’s campaign.

One of our correspondents learnt that a letter would soon be forwarded to the INEC to obtain certified true copies of result sheets to compare them with the ones signed by polling agents.

“For now, our internal lawyers are looking through the available documents for any irregularities. Should we establish a good case, we will hire some of the biggest senior advocates to challenge the PDP’s victory in court,” an aide to Oyetola said.

Confirming his involvement in Oyetola’s legal matter, Adegoke told our correspondent that he and his colleagues were still sifting through the documents.

He added that because election matters are time-bound, he and the team would have to work quickly.

“We are still looking through the documents for now. Once we are satisfied, we will take the appropriate steps. We have not made any official statement on the election for now because we are still working on it.

“The matter is limited by time so we will make sure that we wrap up everything within the time limited by law,” Adegoke added.