Ekiti: PDP Heads To Appeal Court Over Fayemi’s Tribunal Victory

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it will appealing the ruling of the Ekiti governorship election tribunal which upheld Dr Kayode Fayemi as Ekiti state governor.

Recall that the tribunal which sat in Abuja on Monday struck out PDP candidate, Olusola Eleka’s request for the election to be upturned in his favour.

Reacting to the outcome, the PDP urged its members not to lose hope as the it will appeal the judgement.

“The judgment of the tribunal will surely be overturned at the Court of Appeal and victory handed to the PDP and its candidate, Olusola Eleka, who is the clear winner of the July 14, 2018 Ekiti governorship election,” the opposition party said in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Monday.

The PDP said it believes, “the Court of Appeal will consider the matter strictly on its merit particularly with the abounding evidence of rigging including violence, vote-buying, ballot stuffing and alteration of results perpetuated by the APC are still intact.

“Though the judiciary is passing through a trying time under the dictatorial tendencies of the Buhari Presidency, the PDP urges the Lord Justices to stand for justice by restoring the mandate freely given to the PDP candidate, Olusola Eleka, at the July 14, 2018 governorship election in Ekiti state.

“The PDP notes that the entire nation and the international community had widely condemned the manipulation that marred the Ekiti governorship election and strongly believes that justice will be served at the end of the day,” said the party.