HE people of Ekiti State may be in for another long period of waiting as the state governor, Mr. Segun Oni, on Wednesday, filed a cross petition, urging the state Election Petitions Tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the Action Congress (AC) governorship candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, challenging his (Oni) victory in the recent rerun poll.

Fayemi had on June 2, submitted a 270-page petition before the tribunal, challenging the outcome of the rerun election held in 10 local government areas of the state on April 25 and May 5 respectively, saying that the election was marred by irregularities and violence in four wards in Ido/Osi Local Government Area and two others in Ijero Local Government Area.

However, describing the petition filed by Fayemi as lacking in merit, frivolous and time wasting, Oni, in his petition, was also challenging results of election in Ado Local Government and Igbemo Ward in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state, claiming that the 16,612 votes credited to the AC in Ado Local Government in the 2007 governorship election were invalid, as there was no accreditation of voters before election was held in the council area.

The governor, who arrived at the tribunal at about 12.15 p.m, to sign his statement on oath, said the petition filed by Fayemi was full of “lies, concoction and cock-and-bull stories.”

In a 304-page reply to Fayemi’s petition, he accused Fayemi and the AC of fomenting crises before, during and after the rerun election, saying; “the petitioners had several strategies for the rerun election, which they wanted to win at all costs. Part of their strategies was to cause violence in the PDP strong- holds to ensure that elections were cancelled in those units and wards, where the 1st respondent had majority of lawful votes.”

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Nigeria has a very wonderful Political nd Judicial system.
Why cant politicìans learn 2accept the results, afterall the adjudged winner is only a question of who was able CHEAT more during the election.

puskin:

Nigeria has a very wonderful Political nd Judicial system.
Why cant politicìans learn 2accept the results, afterall the adjudged winner is only a question of who was able CHEAT more during the election.

Even cheats dont like being cheated

If they dont like being cheated, they should desist from cheating.