Tribunal dismisses Segun Oni’s petition, affirms Oyebanji as Ekiti governor
The Election Petition Tribunal has upheld the election of Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State and his deputy, Monisade Afuye.
The Tribunal in its judgement on Thursday in Ado -Ekiti dismissed the petition of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate, Segun Oni.
In the judgement read by the chairman, Justice Wilfred Kpochi and a member of the panel, Justice Sa’ad Zadawa, resolved all issues in contention against Mr Oni and his party, SDP.
The panel held that the petition filed by Mr Oni against the return of Mr Oyebanji and Mrs Afuye respectively “failed woefully head or tail.”
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