Breaking: Supreme Court Upholds Fayemi’s election
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Kolapo Olusola-Eleka challenging the election of Governor Kayode Fayemi. Affirming Fayemi’s election, the five-man panel of the Supreme Court led by the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad unanimously held that the appeal challenging the outcome of the poll lacked merit. Justice John Okoro, who read the lead judgment, affirmed the judgments of both the Ekiti State Election Petition Tribunal and the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, which had both dismissed the petition challenging the
Olusola-Eleka vs Fayemi: Supreme Court Delivers Judgement May 24
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard and fixed May 24 for judgment on the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Kolapo Olusola-Eleka challenging the election of Governor Kayode Fayemi. A five-man panel of the apex court which heard the appeal was led the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad. The appeal sought to overturn the concurrent judgments of the Ekiti State Election Petition Tribunal and the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal which had both upheld Fayemi’s election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. The Independent National
Ekiti PDP Guber Candidate Files Petition Against Fayemi’s Victory
The deputy governor of Ekiti State and the candidate of the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State, Prof Kolapo Eleka, has successfully filed a petition against the victory of the governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) today at the Election Petition Tribunal in Ekiti State. Details later..
