The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, challenging the election of Governor Kayode Fayemi.
Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, led the five-man panel on Friday, ruling unanimously that the appeal lacked merit.
The panel upheld the judgments of both Ekiti State Election Petition Tribunal and Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, which had both dismissed Olusola-Eleka and PDP’s petition against the outcome of Ekiti State July 2018 governorship election.
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared that Fayemi and All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 197,459 votes to defeated Olusola-Eleka and PDP who placed second with 178,121 votes in the July 14, 2018 election.
The petitioners had alleged, among others, that the election was marred by a lot of wrongs including non-compliance with the Electoral Act.
