He also expressed confidence that he would be sworn in as the governor of the state before the end of the year, saying “because I believe in the integrity of the judiciary to retrieve my stolen mandate, I am sure I will be the governor soon.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Governor Aregbesola winner of the election, having obtained the lawful majority votes in 22 of the 30 local government areas of the state.
Fielding questions from journalists shortly after the inaugural sitting of the election petition tribunal at the premises of Osun State High Court yesterday, Senator Omisore contended that with the avalanche of evidence available to the PDP and his legal team, the public would be stunned with facts and figures on how the governorship election was allegedly rigged.
Omisore, who arrived the court premises few minutes to 9 a.m. in company with the state PDP chairman, Alhaji Ganiyu Olaoluwa, and other stalwarts of the party said: “I believe in the ability and unshaken integrity of the judiciary to retrieve my stolen mandate, which was freely and collectively given by the electorate in Osun during the August 9 governorship poll.
“The PDP is here to challenge the result of the rigged election. We have come to expose the massive rigging, electoral malpractices, ballot stuffing and other vices that characterised the poll. This would further show the people that APC has no place in Osun.”
On what informed his confidence in the judiciary to upturn Aregbesola’s victory, Omisore emphasised that “even in the declaration of the result on August 10, the returning officer cancelled some elections in Ejigbo Local Government Area due to stuffing of ballot boxes.
That was the pattern created across the board and we have caught them, trying to perfect their papers.”
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