The Osun State wing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the decision of the All Progressives Congress to contest the result of the 2022 governorship election at the tribunal, describing it as “an exercise in futility”, and “voyage in wastefulness”.
In a statement by the chairman of the PDP’s Caretaker Committee in the state, Dr Akindele Adekunle, the party also described the decision as “anti-people and a challenge of God’s will.”
The statement read in part, “We are yet to be served with any election petition. Neither the party nor the governor-elect is worried by the alleged petition as the election that produced the winner was adjudged to be of global democratic compliance.
“This just concluded election passed the test of best practices in electoral processes with the effective application of the Electoral Act which shut down all rigging plots and scheming of the All Progressives Congress.
“PDP is not afraid of any election petition as the legal team of the PDP is always ready to defend whatever petition the APC is bringing, reiterating that the petition would be dead on arrival anytime it comes.”
