The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Ado Ekiti on Thursday threw out a suit filed by the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the June 18 election, Segun Oni challenging Biodun Oyebanji’s emergence as governor of the state.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the Tribunal, in its judgement delivered by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, threw out Oni’s case and affirmed that all certificates presented by Monisade Afuye, now Deputy Governor belong to her and all are genuine.
It would be recalled that Oni, a former governor of the state had filed a petition against Oyebanji (All Progressives Congress, APC), alleging that he scored the highest number of valid votes and APC didn’t have a governorship candidate.
Oni also said Mrs Afuye now-Deputy Governor submitted fake West African Examinations Council (WAEC) results to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Oyebanji, a former Secretary to the Ekiti State Government and a former Chief of Staff, was officially sworn in as Governor of Ekiti State on October 16, 2022. He is the seventh democratically-elected governor since the return of democracy.
