Adebutu’s Petition As Incompetent,Was Dismissed By Ogun State Tribunal 

Adebutu’s Petition As Incompetent,Was Dismissed By Ogun State Tribunal 

The petition by Adebutu had contested the legitimacy of the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in March as the outcome of the polls against Governor Dapo Abiodun

its ruling, the tribunal asserted, “Petitioners have a duty, as outlined in the Schedule, to plead the election results as officially announced.

Rather, Adebutu’s petition had insinuated that the results were “purported,” which, in essence, suggested that he might have come before the tribunal to argue based on mere rumours rather than established facts.

The petition by Adebutu had contested the legitimacy of the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in March as the outcome of the polls against Governor Dapo Abiodun.

 Petitioners have a duty, as outlined in the Schedule, to plead the election results as officially announced.

Rather, Adebutu’s petition had insinuated that the results were “purported,” which, in essence, suggested that he might have come before the tribunal to argue based on mere rumours rather than established facts.

Consequently, the tribunal arrived at a decision, deeming the petition as legally incompetent due to this fundamental flaw.

Petitioners have a duty, as outlined in the Schedule, to plead the election results as officially announced.

 the petitioners failed to fulfil this duty. Instead, they used the word ‘purportedly’ when describing the election results, a term that, according to the dictionary, implies unverified rumours.

Therefore, the court finds that the petitioners should have challenged the officially announced results, not unsubstantiated rumours.

The solid ground upon which Adebutu built his petition, according to the court, will no longer matter because the legal team referred to the figures