Former Ekiti State governor, Segun Oni is suing APC flag bearer in the forthcoming election, Kayode Fayemi.
Fayemi defeated Oni – who came second – in the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) Ekiti Guber primaries on May 12, 2018 – and the latter is now claiming the previous minister of Mines and Steel Development should have resigned at least 30 days to election in the suit filed by his lawyer, Gani Faniyi, at a federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria.
The court document read: “Whether by virtue of All Progressive Congress Constitution and particularly Articles 2 and 5 of All Progressive Congress 2014 Guidelines for the nomination of candidates for public office as applicable to the APC Governorship primaries conducted on the 12th May, 2018, at Damilek Event Centre, Ado-Ekiti for the purpose of determining or nominating the 2nd Defendant candidate for the 12th July Ekiti State Governorship election, the 1st Defendant having being indicted by Rtd. Hon. Justice Oyewole Judicial Panel of Enquiry was qualified to contest and participate in the said All Progressives Congress Governorship primary of 12th May 2018 as an aspirant in that election.”
Fayemi is presently on a political campaign in Ekiti to win the people’s hearts, ahead of the July 14 gubernatorial election – which he will compete against PDP’s Olusola Elena, ADP’s Segun Adewale and other candidates in the race. Oni’s statement explained: ”A declaration that the claimant (Oni) having scored 481 votes which is the majority of lawful and valid votes at the 2nd Defendant (APC) the 12th May, 2018 APC Governorship primaries election for the purpose of determining the 2nd Defendant’s candidate for the 14th July 2018 election for the office of Governor Ekiti State is the person that was validly nominated by the 2nd Defendant for the 14th July 2018 election for the office of Governor, Ekiti state.”
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