The Ekiti State Election Tribunal on Wednesday declared the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Segun Oni as the winner of the 2009 re-run election in the state.

The majority of the tribunal members in a split decision claimed that, Mr. Oni defeated the Action Congress candidate, Kayode Fayemi with 3,000 votes.

Reading the lead judgment, the tribunal’s Chairman, Hamman Barka declared Mr. Oni as the winner with 109,000 votes to Mr. Fayemi’s 106,000 after deductions of 3 - 2 in favour of Oni.

The lead ruling upheld results of all polling units in contested wards except for 5 polling units in Ipoti A & 4 polling units in Orin/Ora Ward while it nullified results of unit 6 in Ifaki Ward.

It also disregarded the resignation of the state’s election commission, Ayoka Adebayo saying her resignation was “not valid and represents a mere assertion of the petitioners.” Mrs. Adebayo resigned during the collation of results in Ekiti state while the election results were being collated saying “she doesn’t want to go against her conscience.” The petition was filed by Kayode Fayemi of the Action Congress (AC) against the re-run election in the state claiming the election was rigged in favour of Mr. Oni.

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