The governorship election of John
Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has been upheld by the Supreme Court.
In a unanimous judgment by a
five-man panel, on Wednesday, the apex court held that the appeal by Segun Oni,
was statute barred.
In the lead judgement, 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.
Recall that 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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