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Ado-Ekiti-The Governor-Elect of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has filed his defence to the petition by the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and outgoing Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Professor Kolapo Olusola Eleka. In the 2,558-page defence with over 3,000 documents as exhibits, Dr. Fayemi averred that he won the gubernatorial election of July 14, 2018 and urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition of Prof. Eleka for lacking in merit.


Olusola had asked the Tribunal to declare him winner of the election, having polled the highest number of lawful votes in the election. The PDP Candidate accused the APC of using the federal might to muzzle opposition , while also accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) of falsifying results in Fayemi’s favour.

The team of lawyers armed with 3,500 exhibits and 1,009 witnesses were led to the tribunal by three Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Mr Hakeem AfoIabi (SAN), Mr. Yomi Aliyu (SAN) and Dr. Kayode Olatoke (SAN). Addressing the press after filing the petition, Dr. Kayode Olatoke (SAN), who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, said Eleka’s petition was a waste of time as it lacked substance and was sure that the case would be dismissed by the tribunal. He explained further that Fayemi won fair and square in 12 out of the 16 local governments areas of the state, while Eleka won in four. In his response to Eleka’s petition bordering on alleged over voting in some polling units, Olatoke dismissed this claim as frivolous and baseless.

He said Eleka’s first ground in his petition is based on Fayose’s phantom indictment, which had been nullified and set aside by a competent court, Olatoke said.

“The second ground of Eleka’s petition is alleged over voting, which is another false claim. In any case, the petition in itself is self-defeating. “The third ground is on deliberate voiding of votes as alleged by Eleka but in actual fact, majority of the voided ballots were votes meant for Fayemi, while the fourth ground is on vote buying which is baseless as it was, Eleka’s sponsor, Fayose that was guilty of this. “Fayemi won convincingly based on his popularity,” Olatoke said. Other senior lawyers in the team representing Dr Fayemi and the APC are: Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Dr. Kayode Olatoke,(SAN ), Hakeem Afolabi (SAN), John Baiyeshea (SAN), Chief Akin Olujimi (SAN), Jelili Owonikoko (SAN), Yomi Aliyu (SAN) and Segun Ajibola (SAN). No date has been fixed for hearing.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/tribunal-fayemi-hires-35-lawyers-for-defence/

Nice fayemi teaching fayose and co some sense in counter attack
Fayose should just look for were to run to for exile, he has lost this one

To do what?
Will all the lawyers mount the stage same time?

Stupid people.

Watching......

Useless government. Y is he afraid ?

And how did he/will he get the billions needed to pay them? This phoney idiot that talks like someone with a big boil in each nostril, who has never had any productive venture in his entire life.

From governor to minister (with verifiable salaries and allowances), and a so-called 'war strategy' theorist prior to politics, how come he is suddenly a dollar multimillionaire? Is this the change Buhari promised? Change of the more you look the less you understand.

Preempting the court? Is this not an offence ?

What is afraid of ?

Let the legal fireworks begin.

Hmmm

The team of lawyers armed with 3,500 exhibits and 1,009 witnesses were led to the tribunal by three Senior Advocates of Nigeria


Let's go there.....

No be by gragra or cutting ponmo in the market, or by swearing that your President will travel and die on his sick bed....

After all these, Peter the sand will end in jail in due time, after his pains!

35 lawyers to defend him in Tribunal. WhAt is he afraid of ?
Clear conscience fears no accusations.
Arm folded and watch as events occur in real time

Like Buhari, like Fayemi. Buhari hired more than 20 SANs when asked to produce his certificate, now Fayemi has hired 35 lawyers for just Tribunal case, imagine what he will do if it gets to Supreme Court.

That man OLATOKE is a fire brand lawyer.The best I've ever seen in cross-examination. He practically destroyed pdp's witnesses during the Edo tribunal case.That guy bad!

intruxive:

Nice fayemi teaching fayose and co some sense in counter attack
Fayose should just look for were to run to for exile, he has lost this one

Pls borrow sense from your neighbour

Just his master hired 20 SANs to defend his NEPA bill certificate scandal in 2014, fayemi has followed suit to make sure defends the atrocities committed on the elections on Ekiti. Electoral irregularities was the order over events at the Ekiti elections, security agencies and INEC officials connived with the APC to up turn the mandate of the people. We pray the court see the factual case and deliver justice rightly.

futuregovernor:
Pls borrow sense from your neighbour

Am glad u r not my neighbor, because u dont have any

He has better got more as a lot will hit him

hmmmm. d money he go recover

Hedonini:
And how did he/ will he get the billions needed to pay them? This phoney idiot that talks like someone with a big boil in each nostril, who has never has any productive venture in his entire life.

From governor to minister (with verifiable salaries and allowances), and a so-called 'war strategy' theorist prior to politics, how come he is suddenly a dollar multimillionaire? Is this the change Buhari promised? Change of the more you look the less you understand.

Nigerian politics is a very lucrative business.
Why do you think they all want to die there

Chei! The cost of hiring one SAN alone sef is frightening talk less of getting 35 more.

His source of wealth should be questioned.

Buhari did the same for his certificate saga.

Nigeria will never go forward like this.

35 defenders of Lifeless governments

When you have something to hide.

ghenghen for fayose n PDP...

If he like, let him hire 100 lawyers, i see him losing at the tribunal

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intruxive:

Nice fayemi teaching fayose and co some sense in counter attack
Fayose should just look for were to run to for exile, he has lost this one

When i see a stupid joke,from a non sense writer

Bad guy

Royalfurnitures:
If he like, let him hire 100 lawyers, i see him losing at the tribunal

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Continue to see nonsense . You hear