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EKITI ELECTION: Declare me winner, Olusola tells tribunal
Kolapo Olusola, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2018 governorship election in Ekiti State, has filed a petition at the Ekiti election tribunal, challenging the victory of Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Olusola filed the petition on Friday.
He is seeking to invalidate the result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Fayemi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 197,459 votes while the PDP candidate had 178,121 votes, a difference of 19,338.
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Olusola asked the tribunal to declare him the authentic winner of the poll, on the ground that the exercise was “marred” by various irregularities including intimidation and use of force.
The PDP had earlier said it would challenge the result of the election in court, having accused the APC of intimidation of voters and their supporters during the exercise.
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