The Court of Appeal in Ibadan on Monday reserved its judgment in the appeal by the governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria in Osun State in the 2007 poll, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola.
The court is expected to communicate the judgment date to the parties accordingly.
Aregbesola is appealing against the verdict of the Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Osun State that upheld the Independent National Electoral Commission’s declaration of Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola as the winner of the April 14, 2007 governorship poll in the state.
The five-man panel headed by Justice Clara Ogunbiyi reserved judgment on the appeal after the lawyers to the parties adopted their briefs of argument.
Other members of the panel are Justices M.L. Garba, Paul Galinge, C.C. Nweze and Adamu Jauro.
In adopting his brief, one of the lead lawyers to Aregbesola, his running mate and the ACN, Chief Akin Olujinmi (SAN), drew the attention of the appellate court to the fact that even though the INEC filed a reply denying allegation of irregularities during the election, the electoral body elected not to call any witness to challenge any aspect of the evidence tendered.
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