The incumbent Governor Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke who stood for the poll on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Adegboyega Oyetola who was the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate have been in a fierce legal battle over the winner of the election.
After Governor Adeleke was declared winner, Oyetola approached the court to challenge the result. He won at the election petitions tribunal but lost at the Appeal Court.
While Oyetola is the appellant in the instant matter in the Supreme Court having lost at the Court of Appeal, Adeleke is the major respondent being the winner of the Court of Appeal decision.
