The Candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP in the June eighteen governorship election in Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni has approached the Election Petitions Tribunal to challenge the outcome of the poll.
Chief Oni submitted his petitions before the Tribunal at the High Court in Ado Ekiti.
Speaking with newsmen after submitting the petition, Chief Oni said he decided to challenge the outcome of the election result in order to defend the sanctity of the political system.
He prays the court to declare him as the winner of the governorship election, claiming that he won the poll.
Also speaking, the lead Counsel to the Plaintiff, Mr. Obafemi Adewale SAN who corroborated the SDP governorship candidate posited that Chief Oni won the majority of the lawful votes, but INEC did not declare him as the winner.
Mr. Adewale also said they were at the Tribunal to challenge the competency and eligibility of the APC candidate, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji to participate in the election.
The SDP Candidate, Chief Segun Oni polled 82,211votes to occupy the second position in the election.
By Anthony Ojo
