<p style=”text-align: left;”>Ekiti, Ado-Ekiti – The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate and governor-elect in Ekiti state, Biodun Oyebanji is on the verge to face an election tribunal following his victory in Ekiti gubernatorial election. According to a report by the Punch newspaper, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Segun Oni, and his Action Democratic Party counterpart, Mrs Kemi Elebute-Halle said they were not satisfied with the outcome of the election.</p> SDP, ADP to sue governor-elect, Biodun Oyebanji for electoral fraud.
Speaking to newsmen on the issue on Sunday, June 19, the state collation agent for SDP, Mr Owoseni Ajayi, stated that the party will challenge the outcome of the election at the tribunal.
In the same vein, the governorship candidate of ADP, Mrs Kemi Elebute-Halle also vented her displeasure over the outcome of the election stating that the election was marred by incessant cases of vote-buying and corruption. Elebute-Halle stated that the people’s choices had been distorted and manipulated. She said it does not portray the true essence of democracy. Meanwhile, the camp of SDP has refused to sign the election result as they maintained that the election was characterised by violence and intimidation of voters.
Ajayi said:
“As a result, we will definitely challenge the outcomes of these results in the court of law for posterity and generations coming to know that when conducting elections, you must follow the rules and procedures.”
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