The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned an election petition filed in its name challenging the victory of Gov. Ademola Adeleke in the Aug. 15 Osun governorship election.
The party National Publicity Secretary, Mr Jungudo Mohammed, at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, said the party did not authorise, sponsor, nor approve petition number EPT/OS/GOV/02/2026 currently before the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo.
Mohammed said only the PDP National Legal Adviser possesses the constitutional mandate to institute or delegate legal proceedings on its behalf, but no such authorisation was granted for the suit.
“We are here to tell you that the PDP did not authorise this petition, and it is not our case. The party did not institute, sponsor, approve, nor endorse the petition challenging the outcome of the Aug. 15 Osun governorship election,” he said.
He also said that the party had already placed disclaimer advertisements on the action in major national daily newspapers.
