Oni Denies Asking Court To Revoke Fayemi's APC Candidacy

Segun Oni has distanced himself from reports that he is challenging the candidacy of Kayode Fayemi in the court of law.

Ex Governor Kayode Fayemi

Segun Oni, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti state, has denied filing a suit at a federal high court in Abuja to challenge the emergence of Kayode Fayemi, former minister of mines and steel, as the party’s flagbearer for the July 14 governorship poll.

This is contrary to the story published by TheCable on Monday night. The “originating summons” sent to TheCable have now been traced to agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti state.

Fayemi, who polled a total of 941 votes at the primary which held on May 12, defeated Oni, his closest rival, by a margin of over 460 votes.

But Oni, in the “originating summons”, asked the court to determine if it was proper for his opponent to contest the primary without resigning as a member of the federal cabinet.

He also purportedly asked the court to determine if Fayemi’s action did not violate the Nigerian constitution and the guidelines of the ruling party primary.

The suit was purportedly filed on his behalf by Gani Faniyi, a lawyer.