Aregbesola asks tribunal chairman to step down

Governor of Osun State, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola
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The Election Petitions Tribunal hearing the petitions arising from the Osun State governorship election on Thursday granted the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore, the permission to paste the notice of the tribunal on the walls of Government House, Osogbo and the Governor’s Office.

However, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, has challenged the authority of the chairman of the tribunal, Justice Suleiman Ambrusa, to grant such permission and has asked him to step down.

Earlier, Ambrusa had said having considered the application of the petitioner’s counsel, Mr. Afolabi Fashanu, the respondent should be served a copy of the petition by pasting same on the walls of the Government House and Governor’s Office at the state secretariat.read more