Ekiti guber: Oni asks court to quash Fayemi’s APC candidacy

Segun Oni, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) in Ekiti state, has filed a suit at a Federal High Court in
Abuja, challenging Kayode Fayemi's emergence as the party's flagbearer
for the July 14 governorship election.

Fayemi defeated Oni at the primary on May 12, polling a total of 941 votes.

But Oni has asked the court to determine if it was proper for the
former Minister of Solid Minerals to contest in the primaries without
resigning as a member of the federal cabinet.

Fayemi resigned on May 30.

The suit was filed on his behalf by his lawyer, Gani Faniyi.

"Whether by virtue of All Progressives Congress constitution and
particularly Articles 2 and 5 of All Progressive Congress 2014
Guidelines for the nomination of candidates for public office as
applicable to the A.P.C Governorship primaries conducted on the 12th
May, 2018, the 1st Defendant being a serving member of the Federal
Executive and Federal Minister of Solid Minerals, Mines and Steel
Development having not resigned his appointment as a member of Federal
Executive and Minister of Solid Mineral, Mines and Steel Development,
at all or at least 30 days to the said primaries election of 12th May,
2018 was qualified to contest and participate in the said All
Progressive Congress Governorship primaries of 12th May, 2018 as an
aspirant in that election," the document read.

"Whether by virtue of All Progressive Congress Constitution and
particularly Articles 2 and 5 of All Progressive Congress 2014
Guidelines for the nomination of candidates for public office as
applicable to the A.P.C Governorship primaries conducted on the 12th
May, 2018, at Damilek Event Centre, Ado-Ekiti for the purpose of
determining or nominating the 2nd Defendant candidate for the 12th
July Ekiti State Governorship election, the 1st Defendant having being
indicted by Rtd. Hon. Justice Oyewole Judicial Panel of Enquiry was
qualified to contest and participate in the said All Progressives
Congress Governorship primary of 12th May, 2018 as an aspirant in that
election."

Among the reliefs Oni is seeking are: "A declaration that the claimant
(Oni) having scored 481 votes which is the majority of lawful and
valid votes at the 2nd Defendant (APC) 12th May, 2018, Governorship
primary election for the purpose of determining the 2nd Defendant's
candidate for the 14th July 2018 election for the office of Governor
Ekiti State is the person that was validly nominated by the 2nd
Defendant for the 14th July, 2018 election for the office of Governor,
Ekiti state."