Osun Situation Room

05/10/2023

The Governor of Osun State has announced that the Osun State Government has taken over the disputed land in Ilobu/Ifon towns of the State.

He made this announcement a short while ago during Ipade Imole.

05/10/2023

We are live at Ipade Imole and will be giving you bit by bit updates from the Aurora Events Centre venue of the event.

06/06/2023

Inauguration of Osun 8th Assembly, live in Osogbo.

Highlights:

1. The Member representing Odo-Otin State Constituency, Hon. Prince Adewale Egbedun has been nominated as Speaker of the 8th Assembly and he has accepted the nomination.

2. The Member representing Ife North State Constituency, Hon. Akinyode Oyewumi has been nominated as Deputy Speaker and he has accepted the nomination.

09/05/2023

Breaking!

Hon. Olasoji Adagunodo, National Vice Chairman (South-West) and former Osun State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party is dead.

Details later.

09/05/2023

The decision of the Supreme Court was 5-0 as all of the Justices aligned with the leading judgment delivered by Lord Justice AGIM.

09/05/2023

BREAKING!

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Appeal of the APC and Oyetola for lack of merit, affirms Adeleke's victory.

09/05/2023

BREAKING!

The Supreme Court has held that the Election Petitions Tribunal breached Adeleke's rights to fair hearing and its decision is thus a nullity.

09/05/2023

Supreme Court held that Adeleke's qualification is settled and no case of forgery is established against him.

09/05/2023

BREAKING!

Supreme Court held that Principal Witness 1 presented by the appellants as an expert relied on hearsay evidence, and his opinion is therefore not admissible. Thus, the appellants did not discharge the burden of proof placed on them by the law.

09/05/2023

The Supreme Court also held that Register of Voters is very cardinal to the process of accreditation and as such, over-voting cannot be proved without it.

09/05/2023

The Supreme Court has established that Oyetola failed to prove over-voting in his Appeal, as the BVAS machines are the basis for proving over-voting.

Judgment continues.

09/05/2023

Lord Justice AGIM is currently reading the leading judgment.

09/05/2023

Justices are now taking their seats to deliver judgment in the Osun matter before the Supreme Court.

08/05/2023

Supreme Court to deliver judgment in Oyetola vs Adeleke Governorship case tomorrow, 9th May 2023, by 2:00pm.

The judgment will bring an end to litigations surrounding the Osun 2022 Governorship election.

We will bring you updates.

07/05/2023

Parties to the Osun Governorship Election case before the Supreme Court will tomorrow, Monday 8th May 2023, appear before the Panel of Judges of the Supreme Court, to adopt their written addresses.

After adoption, the Lord Justices will exercise their prerogative to either deliver judgment same day or reserve judgment until a later date.

We will bring you updates as events unfold.

18/04/2023

OSUN ASSEMBLY MEMBERS-ELECT DRAG HOUSE, SPEAKER, CLERK TO COURT OVER SPEAKERSHIP

Two Members-Elect to the 8th Assembly of the Osun State House of Assembly - Hons. Oyewusi Akinyode Abidemi (Ife North State Constituency) and Lawal Bamidele Rasheed (Osogbo State Constituency) - have filed a case before the Osogbo Judicial Division of the High Court of Justice of Osun State.

The case lists the Osun State House of Assembly, the Speaker of the Assembly and the Clerk of the Assembly as first, second and third respondents respectively.

The plaintiffs are seeking a declaration of the court that the provision of Rule 4(a) of the Osun State House of Assembly Legislative Standing Rules is inconsistent with the provision of Section 92(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), thereby unconstitutional, null and void.

Rule 4(a) of the Assembly Standing Rules provides that “A Member-elect, addressing the Clerk, shall propose a ranking member-elect from the majority party that such member-elect, “Do take the Chair of the House as Speaker of the House of Assembly” provided such a nomination shall be seconded by another Member-elect”.

This means that ONLY ranking members of the House of Assembly can be Speaker of the House, according to the House Standing Rules.

Section 92(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) states that, “There shall be a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker of a House of Assembly who shall be elected by the members of the House from among themselves.”

In simpler terms, what the case appears to be seeking to achieve is give opportunity to first-time Members of the 8th Assembly to be Speaker of the Assembly. This will be a clear departure from the legislative practice in the Osun Assembly and against the clear provisions of the House of Assembly Standing Rules.

According to Osun Situation Room findings, there are indications that some Members-Elect, backed by some forces within the ruling PDP, are considering the possibility of a first-time Member of the Assembly becoming Speaker, against established practice and House rules.

15/04/2023

Our Speakership Poll was referenced in this Article by Within Nigeria’s Sodiq Lawal Chocomilo

On March 11 of 2023, Osun's eligible voters trooped out in large numbers to cast ballots for their preferred candidates for assembly seats.

14/04/2023

Osun Speakership: Osun Situation Room Opinion Poll Favors Adewumi Adeyemi As Osun 8th Speaker

Full details of the interim report of our ongoing opinion poll in the link:

Osun Situation Room has released an interim report of its public opinion poll on the Speakership seat of the 8th Session of the Osun State House of Assembly. The poll, conducted on Facebook, was targeted at measuring true public opinion on the leader

26/03/2023

The Noah Olawuwo Oderinu Colloquium is a politics, leadership and good governance colloquium holding in Osogbo, Osun State.
The Colloquium will bring together policymakers, politicians, leaders and members of the community, to deliberate on ways to move our dear Osun State and Nigeria forward through visionary leadership, good governance and ideological politics.
The Theme for the 2023 Edition is 'Nigeria's Democratic Evolution - the Gains and Opportunities for the future' and it will hold on Thursday, 20th July 2023 at Atlantis Civic Centre, Ring Road, Osogbo.
To Register for this event, kindly click the link and reserve a seat.

The Noah Olawuwo Oderinu Colloquium is a politics, leadership and good governance colloquium holding in Osogbo, Osun State.

24/03/2023

The Cross-Appeal of the APC and Oyetola dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

24/03/2023

FINAL VERDICT

The Appeal Court has set aside the Tribunal judgment of 27th January and affirmed the victory of Gov. Ademola Adeleke.

24/03/2023

Issue 6 on probative value attached to Oyetola's BVAS reports resolved against him and in favour of Adeleke.

Judgment continues...

24/03/2023

The Court of Appeal has held that the BVAS machines themselves are the primary sources of Accreditation data, not server report. That issue is resolved in favor of Adeleke.

Judgment continues...

24/03/2023

The Appeal Court has held that Oyetola did not prove over-voting in his petition as he did not present substantial evidence to back his claims.

Judgment continues...

24/03/2023

The Appeal Court has also held that the documents procured by Oyetola from INEC are valid.

Judgment continues...

24/03/2023

The Appeal Court has resolved that the Tribunal was not right to have rejected the judgment of the Court of Appeal that cleared Adeleke of forgery.

That is, the Tribunal was wrong to have held forgery against Adeleke.

24/03/2023

Issue two on non-consideration of the preliminary objections of Adeleke at the lower tribunal resolved in favour of the Appellant (Adeleke).

That is, the Appeal Court held that the preliminary objections of Adeleke's legal team were not properly considered.

Judgment Continues...

24/03/2023

The Appeal court has held that the lower tribunal judgment is valid Viz a Viz section 294 of the constitution. This means there was no error committed with the fact that the second judge in the Majority judgment did not read out her judgment separately.

Judgment continues.

24/03/2023

Judgment is now being delivered.