PDP, others kick as INEC declares Osun poll inconclusive – Punch Newspapers

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John Alechenu, Olusola Fabiyi, Olufemi Atoyebi, Femi Makinde, Friday Olokor, Success Nwogu, Olaleye Aluko, Jesusegun Alagbe, Dayo Ojerinde, Gbenga Odogun and Godwin Isenyo

The Peoples Democratic Party and other stakeholders protested on Sunday after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the Osun State governorship election inconclusive.

The commission also fixed the rerun poll in the seven polling units where election result was cancelled for Thursday, September 27, 2018.

Although the candidate of the PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke scored 254,698 votes to beat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress who polled  254,345 votes, INEC said Adeleke could not be declared the winner because the number of votes cancelled – 3,498, was higher than 353 by which the PDP candidate defeated Oyetola.

The Returning Officer, Prof. Joseph Fuwape, who is also the Vice…



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