The Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting today in Ibadan, the state capital dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of Accord, Senator Rashidi Ladoja challenging the election of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Chairman of the three-man panel, Justice Mohammed Mayaki, who read the unanimous judgment averred that Ladoja and Accord “failed woefully” to prove their allegations of rigging, electoral malpractices, violence and non-compliance with the Electoral Act among others, beyond reasonable doubt.
The tribunal resolved all the issues determined in favour of Ajimobi.
It rejected the evidences presented by all Ladoja’s witnesses, saying they were not specific to incidents as claimed as well as failed to prove the allegations beyond reasonable doubt.
