Justice Oathman Musa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari, Abuja, has nullified the nomination of Senator Ademola Adeleke as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State.
Adeleke, who represents Osun West Senatorial District at the Senate, was PDP’s candidate for the state in the 2018 governorship election.
Two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Wahab Raheem and Adam Habeeb, had in 2018, few days to the governorship election, taken Adeleke to court.
Both of them had accused him of not possessing the requisite educational qualification (secondary school certificate) to contest the office of governor.
They consequently prayed the court for an order to disqualify Adeleke from participating in the September 22 governorship election in the state on the ground that he does not have the required educational qualification.
Delivering judgment in the suit yesterday, Justice Musa annulled Adeleke’s nomination on the ground that he violated Section 177 of the 1999 Constitution.
The section stipulates that candidates for the position of governor must be educated up to a secondary school level.
According to Justice Musa, while the court’s findings showed that Adeleke entered secondary school in 1976, there was no record indicating that he actually graduated since his name was no longer seen in the school’s register from 1980.
Source: Guardian Newspaper
