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Be calm, Oni did the right thing - Fayemi tells Ekiti people after flooring predecessor in court

- Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti says Segun Oni did the right thing by challenging his eligibility in court

- Fayemi pleads with his supporters, those of Oni and members of the APC to remain calm

- Now that the court has delivered its judgement, Fayemi wants both supporters to focus on developing Ekiti

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has pleaded with his supporters and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to see the eligibility suit instituted by ex-Governor Segun Oni and Monday, December 11, court ruling as part of the beauty of democracy.

A statement by Yinka Oyebode, the governor’s spokeseperson, quoted Fayemi as saying Engr Oni, a former governor of the state and ex-deputy national vice chairman of the APC, did the right thing by going to court to challenge the process and not resorting to self help.

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“Going to court to seek redress or judicial interpretation of contentious issues would help in deepening our democracy.

“In this particular case, ex-Governor Oni has done the right thing in seeking the intervention of the court,” the statement said.

Fayemi appealed to his supporters and those of Oni to remain calm and now focus on achieving victory for the APC in the forthcoming elections.

Legit.ng earlier reported that supporters of Governor Kayode Fayemi broke into jubilation in Ekiti state on Monday, December 10, after a legal action challenging the eligibility of the governor to contest in the July 14, 2018, governorship election in the state was dismissed by the Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti.

Segun Oni, an APC aspirant in the primary election, had challenged Fayemi’s eligibility on the grounds that the governor did not resign his appointment as minister 30 days before the party ’s primary.

In the court's judgment, Justice Uche Agomoh held that Oni’s originating summons challenging Fayemi’s eligibility to stand as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate is “completely lacking merit."

Defendants in the case are Fayemi (first), APC (second) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (third).

Legit.ng learnt that the court held that Fayemi was eligible to contest as a sitting minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, because he was not in the category of public officers envisaged by the constitution and the APC election guidelines to resign from office before contesting.

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