The Supreme Court of Nigeria has announced it will deliver its judgment on Tuesday in the Osun State Governorship Election tussle that began on July 16, 2022.

The five-member panel of Justices, led by Justice John Okoro, fixed the date after all parties involved adopted their written briefs in the matter.

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, had previously set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which had nullified the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as Governor of Osun State.

As a result, the Appellate Court affirmed Adeleke as the winner of the State’s governorship election.

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Adegboyega Oyetola, the immediate-past governor of the state who came second in the election, had filed a petition challenging Adeleke’s victory.

The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal upheld the allegation of over-voting in the areas won by Adeleke and declared Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the poll after deducting unlawful votes from the PDP’s scores.

However, Adeleke appealed against the lower court’s decision, urging the appellate court to set it aside and re-affirm his victory.

Upholding Adeleke’s victory on Friday, the Court of Appeal held that the tribunal was wrong to reach the conclusion that there was over-voting during the state governorship election. The Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday will be the final ruling on the matter.