The election petitions tribunal sitting in Osogbo has nullified the election of Hon. Bamidele Salam, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker representing Ede federal constituency of Osun state in the House of Representatives.
The three-man panel headed by Justice Eyo Ita, also nullified the election of the PDP’s House of Assembly members in Obokun and Ede North state constituency, Adewumi Adeyemi and Kofoworola Babajide respectively.
Justices Ita, Kadi Yakub and Ibrahim Mashi, ordered a rerun election into selected units within the federal constituency and the state constituency.
The tribunal held that rerun elections should be held in 3units in Ede North, Ede South 4 unit, Egbedore 3 unitd and Ejigbo 2 units for Ede Federal constituency.
In Obokun State constituency, the tribunal held that rerun elections should be conducted in four units in Esa-Oke and Ilase-ijesa.
Former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Adejare Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenged the declaration of Hon. Bamidele Salam of PDP as the winner of the election in Ede Federal constituency.
Former member of the House of Assembly, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye of the APC also challenged the election of Adewumi in Obokun state constituency.
The lawmaker representing Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency, Bamidele Salam, urged his supporters and the general public to remain calm.
According to him, “the Tribunal has stated their position which clearly does not align with mood of our people who voted wholeheartedly for me as their Representative.
“We are not dismayed however, because the mandate as freely given to me by the people and stamped by God, cannot be stolen by any man. Our victory at the February 23 House of Representatives poll is sacrosanct and this minor setback will only sweeten the taste of victory in our mouths.
“My legal team will study the details of this judgment and decide the necessary course of action on it. We are focused and will not lose sight of the goals we have set for service delivery to our constituents.
The PDP won one Senate, 3representative seats and two state assembly seats in Osun state.
