There was anxiety in Ekiti State as the Supreme Court in
Abuja prepared to deliver judgment on Tuesday (today)
in the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress
against the victory of Governor Ayodele Fayose in the
June 21, 2014 governorship election.
Fayose, in a state-wide broadcast on Monday, asked
residents to maintain the peace and go about their lawful
duties.
The governor, who thanked the people for voting
overwhelmingly for all the Peoples Democratic Party’s
candidates in the Saturday House of Assembly elections,
said the victory had confirmed that he had a genuine
mandate of the people.
He said that he was sure that he would be vindicated at
the end of the day and triumph over whatever plot being
hatched to truncate his tenure.
A commercial driver, Ade Bamidele, expressed confidence
that the governor would win the case.
A trader, Esther Orji, said the Ekiti people required
peace, saying the judgment would remove the tension
associated with the election.
The Ekiti Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal had on
December 19, 2014 upheld Fayose’s victory and dismissed
the APC petition for lack of merit.
Dissatisfied, the APC had gone to the appellate court on
the grounds that Fayose was not qualified to stand for
the election as a candidate because of his impeachment
on October 16, 2006 during his first tenure as governor.
The APC also alleged that the governor forged his
academic certificates and violated the Code of Conduct
rules.
The five- member panel, chaired by Justice Abdul Aboki,
in its judgment on February 16 had upheld the judgment
of the Tribunal, which affirmed Fayose as the winner of
the June 21, 2014 poll.
Though the Justice Abdul Aboki-led five-man panel
dismissed the appeal filed by the APC, it found merit in
the appellant’s complaints that the military was used to
harass and intimidate its supporters and leaders during
the polls.
Dissatisfied still, the APC had gone to the Supreme Court.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had
declared that Fayose polled 203,090 votes to defeat the
then incumbent governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, of the All
Progressives Congress, who polled 120,433 votes in the
election.


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Today is the last day fayose will be refers to as gov. Bye bye peter .another life be humble

Most controversial Governor of the Year 2nd Impeachments awaits you.

Dissatisfied, the APC had gone to the appellate court on
the grounds that Fayose was not qualified to stand for
the election as a candidate because of his impeachment
on October 16, 2006 during his first tenure as governor.
The APC also alleged that the governor forged his
academic certificates and violated the Code of Conduct
rules.

Funny enough APC is not arguing that the election was rigged or not but that Fayose "wasn't qualified" to stand for election. Very funny! The same people that threatened fire and brimestone when perjury lawsuit was instituted against Buhari. Double standard...


Anyway, Fayose is qualified, the 2006 kangaroo impeachment is not recognised by any law. The then CJN dismissed it. The then CJ of Ekiti Set setup panel that cleared Fayose only for a kangaroo judge to setup his own panel to do the bidding of Obj and Fayemi(as at 2006). Thankfully, the Kangaroo judge has since been on suspension for that singular act till date.

Sai Fayose

ademega:
Today is the last day fayose will be refers to as gov. Bye bye peter .another life be humble

Wake up bro, that's IMPOSSICANT, whatever disqualify Fayose is what disqualify Buhari, just like international observers asking for cancellation of rivers and Akwa Ibom, if you know how APC be fuming over that as that decision alone could pause their gbedu.

Fayose remain governor except he is impeached by HOA, even Buhari must have called the Justice Northerner to please free the sleeping dog

barcanista:
Funny enough APC is not arguing that the election was rigged or not but that Fayose "wasn't qualified" to stand for election. Very funny! The same people that threatened fire and brimestone when perjury lawsuit was instituted against Buhari. Double standard...


Anyway, Fayose is qualified, the 2006 kangaroo impeachment is not recognised by any law. The then CJN dismissed it. The then CJ of Ekiti Set setup panel that cleared Fayose only for a kangaroo judge to setup his own panel to do the bidding of Obj and Fayemi(as at 2006). Thankfully, the Kangaroo judge has since been on suspension for that singular act till date.

Sai Fayose

Guy leave Ekiti/SW matter alone.
You have proven your ignorance of SW politics.