The Oyo State Governorship Elections Petitions Tribunal has upheld the election of Abiola Ajimobi as the governor of Oyo State.
The candidate of Accord Party, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, had gone to court to challenge the emergence of Ajimobi of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the April 11, 2015 governorship election.
The three-man panel headed by Justice Muhammad Aliu Mayaki, and Justices Muhammad Karaye and J.E Ikede as members gave the verdict.
Earlier in the day heavy security was mounted by thousands of armed to the teeth policemen, operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Department of the State Security Service (DSS), including those on an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC).
The security personnels were stationed at the High Court, Iyaganku, Ibadan and adjoining roads.
Also Vehicular and pedestrians movements were fenced off the area while all residential buildings within 60 meters radius of the Isabo high court, the venue of the Tribunal sitting, were also taken over by armed security agents in bids to ensure adequate security around the Court.
The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade and the NSCDC commandant, led their men to the court.
As at 7am, over 600 security operatives were stationed around the court premises to forestall law and order.
Also, seven Hilux police trucks and two Armoured Personnel Carrier was used to block the main gate of the court.
As at 9am, the security men have commenced strict accreditation exercise for the lawyers, journalist and political party chieftains trying to gain entrance into the court.
Reacting on the heavy security presence, the Police boss, Oyebade said his men have being positioned at stratgic locations within the metropolis and Oyo State at large to ensure that there is peace before and after the tribunal judgement.
“We must ensure peace and order and that is why we have stationed our men in strategic places in Ibadan. The people of the State should remain calm and ensure that the peace we have been enjoying is sustained and improved upon,” he said.
Oyebade urged the people of the state to celebrate in moderation and should not breakdown law and order.
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