Addressing newsmen after filing the petition, Olatoke, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, said Eleka’s petition was a waste of time as it lacked substance and was sure that the case would be dismissed by the tribunal. He explained further that Fayemi won “fair and square” in 12 out of the 16 local government areas of the state, while Eleka won in only four. In his response to Eleka’s petition bordering on alleged over voting in some polling units, Olatoke dismissed this claim as frivolous and baseless. “The second ground of Eleka’s petition is alleged over voting, which is another false claim. “Fayemi won convincingly based on his popularity,” Olatoke said.

Source: Punch August 29, 2018 19:30 UTC