Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The Osun State election petition tribunal on Saturday in Osogbo accepted as exhibits the original copy of the nomination form and academic certificates filed by Ademola Adeleke for the governorship election of 2018.

Former Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who won the previous election of 2018, is challenging the victory of Mr Adeleke in the election of July 2022.

Mr Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured 403,371 votes to defeat Mr Oyetola who got 375,027 votes.

Mr Adeleke was sworn in as the 6th governor of the state last Sunday.

At a sitting of the tribunal on Thursday, a deputy director of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joan Arabs, presented For...