Tribunal upholds Fayemi’s election as Ekiti governor

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Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi,  has secured victory at the Ekiti State governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja.

Fayemi contested the election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and his victory was challenged by Olusola Eleka of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Eleka had filed a petition against him, alleging series of election irregularities and malpractices.

On Monday, the Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja unanimously struck out Eleka’s case and ruled that Fayemi is the duly elected Governor of the state.