Court Sacks Senate Spokesperson,Adeyeye,Declares Olujimi Winner

The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna has sacked Sen. Dayo Adeyeye of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and declared Senator Biodun Olujimi of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of Ekiti South Senatorial Election held on February 23.

The ruling was delivered by Justice Uzor Anyanwu today.

The court also upheld the tribunal judgment declaring Peoples Democratic Party’s Senator Abiodun Olujimi winner of the Ekiti South Senatorial election held on February 23.

The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Adeyeye, who ran on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, winner of the National Assembly election.

Olujimi approached the elections petitions tribunal, seeking declaration that she had the highest number of votes in the election.

She urged the tribunal to nullify the PDP candidate’s victory, claiming irregularities in the electoral process.

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The tribunal subsequently nullified elections in some polling units and declared Olujimi winner.

Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the election, Dayo Adeyeye appealed the tribunal ruling at the appellate court.

Anyanwu upheld the tribunal ruling, and also ordered INEC to issue a certificate of return to Olujimi.

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