The Election Petitions Tribunals in both Osun and Oyo states have been bombarded with a total of 34 petions just five days after the governorship and state assembly elections.
The Osun tribunal got 14 while its Oyo counterpart got 20.
that will hear cases emanating from the National and state Assembly elections in Osun State has received no fewer than 14 petitions, while its counterpart in Oyo State received 20 petitions on Tuesday.
All the Osun petitions were against the victory of the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, who won the three senatorial seats and nine House of Representatives seats in the February 25 elections.
The secretary of the Osun State tribunal, Mohammed Magaji, said all the three senatorial petitions were filed by the Action Alliance against the three PDP senators-elect.
Magaji said the AA was also challenging all the nine Reps seats won by the PDP, while the All Progressives Congress was challenging outcome of one House of Representatives election.
According to Magaji, the ew Nigeria People’s Party was challenging the result of one House of Representatives seats.
He, however, said there was no petition yet on the March 18 House of Assembly elections, adding that, “sitting of the panel will commence immediately all petitions are in and other processes completed.”
The Oyo tribunal secretary, Mr Ibrahim Sada, said the petitions were filed within the 21-day period allowed by law.
Sada said of the 20 petitions, six were on senatorial election and while 14 emanated from the House of Representatives polls.
He said two petitions on the senatorial election were filed by the PDP, three by NNPP and one by Accord Party.
