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The Osun State Election Petitions Tribunal hearing the petition of governor Adebgoyega Oyetola in the July 16 gubernatorial election in the state has promised to dedicate six hours for the hearing of the matter between the incumbent governor and governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke.
The panel has assured that its sitting would commence by 10 am and end by 4 pm from Monday to Thursday, also noted that on Fridays, proceedings would end by 1 pm.
The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Tertsea Kume also added that the panel may sit on Saturdays and Sunday if necessary in order to speed things up.
This revelation was made known during the pre-hearing report of the panel in the state on Monday.
Kume also said all documentary evidence pleaded by the parties would be taken from the bar and objections to them would be deferred to the final address stage.
He stated that the time that the parties agreed on for examination in chief and cross-examination of the witnesses would be adhered to.
According to the the tribunal, October 26 has been chosen for the commencement of hearing.
Recall that Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was declared the winner of the July 16 gubernatorial election by The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)