Chief Bisi Ilaka of Accord Party has scored a crucial victory as the electoral tribunal on Wednesday, 17 June, at the Federal High Court, Ibadan, finally admitted the dual citizenship and 20 other petitions as evidence against Senator Monsurat Sunmonu of All Progressive Congress (APC).

On 28 March, Sunmonu had contested the Oyo Central Senatorial District seat on the platform of the APC winning 105,378 votes, ahead of Luqman O. Ilaka of the Accord Party with 84,675 votes and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Senator Ayo Adeseun with 44,045 votes.

Other candidates in the election were Elijah Abiala of the Labour Party who scored 27,490; Caleb Oyelese of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) polled 7,362, and Olusegun Ogunyemi of the DPP got 1,343 votes.

The tribunal pronouncement threw APC members at the venue into a pensive mood.