APC: See How Fayemi Defeated Oni In Court Over Ekiti Governorship Primary

Court Dismisses Oni’s Suit Against Fayemi

A Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, has nullified the case of a former governor of the State, Segun Oni challenging the result of the APC primaries in Ekiti.

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Eligibility Suit: Fayemi appeals for calm after court victory
..says Ex-Gov Oni did the right thing

Ekiti State Gov. @kfayemi has appealed to his supporters and entire members of the @EkitiAPC in the state to see d eligibility suit instituted by ex-Governor Oni.. pic.twitter.com/AmJnzxbVom

— #EKTP DEC 14 (@SheunDam) December 10, 2018

Naija News understands that that the Presiding judge, Justice Uche Agomoh, threw out the case yesterday.

Oni was challenging Governor Kayode Fayemi’s eligibility to contest the primary election.

Oni came second in the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in Ekiti State earlier in the year.

He contended that Fayemi, now the governor of Ekiti State, was not legally qualified to take part in the contest.

Segun Oni's case against Fayemi dismissed.

According to the judge, a Minister of the FRN is not a Public Servant!

— Lere Olayinka – Aresa 1 (@OlayinkaLere) December 10, 2018

According to him, Fayemi failed to firstly resign his position in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, before going ahead to win the party’s primary poll on May 12, while still serving as the Minister of Mines and Steel Development.

The former Minister officially resigned the position on May 30, about 18 days after he clinched the APC governorship ticket, Naija News recalls.

He won with a total of 941 votes as against 481 votes polled by Oni.

Mogbe !!!!
He's A Private Servant!??

— Sydney Icon. (@IamSydney10) December 10, 2018

source https://www.naijanews.com/2018/12/11/apc-see-how-fayemi-defeated-oni-in-court-over-ekiti-governorship-primary/