Supreme Court Finally Kills Segun Oni’s Hopes Of Unseating Fayemi As Ekiti Governor
BREAKING: Supreme Court Finally Kills Segun Oni’s Hopes Of Unseating Fayemi As Ekiti Governor
Oni, former
Governor of the state and an aspirant for the May 2018 primary of the All
Progressives Cngress (APC), had challenged Fayemi’s eligibility to contest the
primary on the grounds that he did not resign his appointment as Minister of the
Federal Republic 30 days before the primary. He also added that Fayemi was
indicted by the Justice Silas Oyewole commission of inquiry set up by former
Governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose.

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Kayode Fayemi as
Governor of Ekiti State.
Oni, former Governor of the state and an aspirant for the May
2018 primary of the All Progressives Cngress (APC), had challenged Fayemi’s
eligibility to contest the primary on the grounds that he did not resign his
appointment as Minister of the Federal Republic 30 days before the primary. He
also added that Fayemi was indicted by the Justice Silas Oyewole commission of
inquiry set up by former Governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose.
The Appeal Court had ruled against Fayemi in February, and the
Supreme Court followed suit on Wednesday.
In a unanimous judgment, a five-man panel of the apex court
held that Oni’s appeal was statute-barred.
Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Amiru Sanusi held that
the case, being a pre-election one, was not commenced at the trial court, within
the required time, as stipulated under the Forth Alteration Act.
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