The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has formally displayed petitions filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke.

The petitions were pasted on the notice board at the tribunal secretariat in Osogbo on Monday, September 7, 2026, officially setting the legal process in motion following the August 15 governorship election.

The development came after the Secretary of the Tribunal, Pefe Belemore, confirmed that petitions challenging the outcome of the Osun governorship poll had been filed before the tribunal.

Belemore had earlier disclosed that the required notices would be displayed at the tribunal secretariat before noon on Monday.Officials of the tribunal secretariat were also present at the courtroom earlier in the day as preparations commenced for the hearing of matters arising from the election.

Governor Adeleke was declared winner of the August 15, 2026 Osun governorship election, securing another term in office.However, the APC and PDP have approached the tribunal to challenge the outcome of the poll.

The APC petition, marked EPT/OS/GOV/01/2026, was filed by the party’s governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji.

The respondents in the petition are Governor Ademola Adeleke, the Accord Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Similarly, the PDP petition, marked EPT/OS/GOV/02/2026, was filed by Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola against Adeleke, INEC and the Accord Party.

The display of the petitions is expected to pave the way for the service of court processes on all parties involved and the commencement of substantive proceedings before the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.

The legal battle is expected to attract significant political attention as the parties seek judicial determination of issues surrounding the conduct and outcome of the August 15 governorship election.