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The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus
Keyamo, has warned that the Supreme Court ruling on Governor Ademola Adeleke of
Osun State can become a two-edged sword.
Keyamo said those celebrating Adeleke’s victory should study
the principles enunciated by the Supreme Court that affects the tenability of
results retrieved from the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, to prove
overvoting.
He noted that the judgment might affect the pending
Presidential Election Petitions.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court affirmed Adeleke of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as Osun State governor.
Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, who delivered the judgement,
ruled that the former governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, who challenged the victory
of Adeleke, based all his allegations against the election on unfounded
hearsay.
However, Keyamo cautioned those celebrating Adeleke’s
victory at the Supreme Court.
Tweeting, Keyamo wrote: “They have not even stopped for a
minute in their euphoria to reflect on the principles enunciated by the Supreme
Court today as it affects the tenability of results obtained by BVAS to prove
overvoting and how it affects their pending Presidential Election Petitions
that will go before the same Supreme Court in a few months’ time.
“The Supreme Court has set a precedent today that can be a
two-edged sword and when I reflected on it, I just chuckled. Awaiting the final
decision of the Presidential Election cases.”
