The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Kayode Fayemi as the governor of Ekiti State after dismissing the appeal brought before it by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Kolapo Olusola-Eleka. This court is therefore hesitant to intervene with the concurrent findings of the lower court and the tribunal. In the instant appeal, there is no such evidence that the findings occasioned a miscarriage of justice, ” Justice Okoro held. Dissatisfied with the outcome, PDP and Olusola-Eleka had filed their petition before the Ekiti State Election Petition Tribunal which sat and delivered its judgment in Abuja. In their further appeal to the Supreme Court, the PDP and Olusola-Eleka, urged the apex court through their lawyer, Yusuf Ali (SAN), to upturn the lower court’s judgment.

Source: Nigerian Tribune May 24, 2019 14:28 UTC