Bombshell! Osun: Appeal Court Declares INEC REC, Akeju, Not Eligible To Conduct The 2011 Elections. An Appeal Court in Akure has ruled that the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Osun state, Ambassador Oluwatoyin Akeju was not eligible to conduct the 2011 Election. He was said to be partisan and unqualified to conduct the elections. Justice M. I. Sheila, who gave the lead judgment, ruled that Akeju ought not to have presided over the elections in Osun State as the INEC REC. All actions taken by Akeju as Osun INEC REC from February 2011 till date have been invalidated. By this judgment, all elections conducted by INEC in Osun State in 2011 stand nullified! Fresh elections are expected into the House of Assembly in Osun State, all Senators and Federal House of Reps. Also by the judgment of the Appeal Court in Akure on Friday, even Aregbesolas election is invalid because Akeju participated in the processes leading to the election. The PDP in Osun State had contested the propriety of Akeju, a former Personal Assistant to APC leader, Senator Bola Tinubu conducting the Osun State elections as INEC REC and secured a Court Injunction restraining Akeju from conducting the election. However, in defiance to the Court Order, INEC went ahead to conduct the 2011 elections in Osun State, with Akeju as the REC.
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 05:50:37 +0000
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