The re-election of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has officially come under legal challenge as the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) filed separate petitions before the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.
Politics Nigeria reports that the tribunal on Monday formally commenced the process by displaying the two petitions on the notice board of its secretariat in Osogbo, the state capital.
The development followed confirmation by the tribunal’s Secretary, Pefe Belemore, that petitions had been filed to challenge the outcome of the August 15 governorship election.
Belemore had earlier disclosed that the necessary notices would be pasted on the tribunal’s notice board before noon on Monday.
The APC petition, marked EPT/OS/GOV/01/2026, was filed by the party’s governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji.
Oyebamiji listed Governor Adeleke, the Accord Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as respondents in the suit.
The PDP also filed a separate petition, marked EPT/OS/GOV/02/2026, through its candidate, Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola.
The respondents in the PDP petition are Adeleke, INEC and the Accord Party.
The two petitions seek to contest the result that returned Adeleke as governor for another term following the August 15 poll.
The formal display of the petitions marks an important step in the election dispute process and is expected to be followed by the service of court processes on the respondents.