In 2007 governorship election, Oni was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), while Dr. Fayemi was the candidate of then Action Congress (AC). At the end of the election, Oni was declared winner, after polling about 170, 000, followed by Fayemi, who polled 108,000. Fayemi approached the election tribunal, which commenced sitting in June 2007 in Ado Ekiti and Justice Usman Bwala headed the five-man panel of justices. Also, the Appeal Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, similarly dismissed the case filed by Oni against Fayemi contesting his eligibility. With the judgment of the Supreme Court in his favour, Governor Fayemi certainly has the aces in his firm grip.

Source: The Guardian April 21, 2019 04:41 UTC