The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State have filed separate petitions challenging the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke at the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.
The two petitions were displayed on the notice board of the tribunal secretariat in Osogbo on Monday, formally setting the legal process in motion over the outcome of the August 15, 2026, governorship election.
The display of the petitions marks the commencement of the tribunal process, which is expected to include the service of processes on the parties and subsequent proceedings.
The APC petition, marked EPT/OS/GOV/01/2026, was filed by Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, its governorship candidate, against Adeleke, the Accord Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The PDP petition, with suit number EPT/OS/GOV/02/2026, was filed by Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola against Adeleke, INEC and the Accord Party.
Adeleke was returned for another term following the August 15 governorship election, but the separate petitions by the APC and PDP have now brought the election outcome before the tribunal for judicial determination.
At the opening of the tribunal on Monday, Pefe Belemore, secretary of the tribunal, was in the courtroom with other officials of the secretariat as preparations were underway for the commencement of proceedings.