Ex-gov Oni challenges APC’s victory in Ekiti election at tribunal

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti State, Segun Oni, on Thursday challenged the outcome of the exercise at the state’s election petitions tribunal in Ado Ekiti.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on June 19 declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, as winner of the election after polling 187,057 votes to defeat Oni and Bisi Kolawole of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the poll.

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The former governor was accompanied to the tribunal’s secretariat by his legal team and SDP chairman in the state to submit his petition.

In a brief chat with journalists at the panel’s secretariat, Oni said the decision to challenge the election result was borne out of his desire to defend the sanctity of the system.

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