The governor in Ekiti state, Fayemi, under the umbrella of APC has had his victory upheld by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State.
In a unanimous judgment, the five-man panel, held on Wednesday that the appeal by Segun Oni, was statute barred.
Justice Amiru Sanusi, in the lead judgment, 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.
Oni, an ex-Governor of Ekiti State had appealed the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which upheld the decision of a Federal High Court, to the effect that his (Oni’s) challenge of Fayemi’s eligibility to contest the last governorship election in the state, was without merit.
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