Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode
Fayemi has lauded the judiciary for its resolve to always uphold the
tenet of truth and justice following the Supreme Court’s dismissal of
the petition against him by ousted governor of Ekiti State, Mr Segun
Oni
Oni had sought a review of the Court of Appeal ruling on Ekiti State governorship on October 15, 2010, but the Supreme Court in a unanimous judgment ruled that it had no jurisdiction on the matter.
Fayemi also thanked all Ekiti people for their support for his administration and for believing in the sanctity of truth.
Governor Fayemi who addressed
journalists at the Ekiti State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja shortly after
the judgement of the Supreme Court, said there was no basis for the
petition by Oni, adding that his claims were frivolous, baseless and a
waste of time.
Oni, Fayemi said had sought to
use the frivolous case , which had spanned over two years, to distract
him from actualising the developmental efforts going on in Ekiti State,
and to give a false hope to his followers.
He however said that in spite of
the long drawn legal battle, he had refused to be distracted, stressing
that this is evident in the transformation going on in the state and
the value that the administration has added to the lives of the average
citizens.
Fayemi said it was high time
electoral offenders were punished under the law to serve as a deterrent
to others and to clean up the electoral process.
“Oni and his jesters merely
sought to use this case to distract us, but we refused to be distracted.
We have remained focused all through concentrating on the development
of the state and this is evident in the lives of the people.
“I think we should also put in
place laws that will punish electoral offenders. I believe if Oni had
been punished for rigging the 2007 governorship election in Ekiti State,
he would not have had the effrontery to approach the court again
seeking a backdoor to the governorship seat. It is sad that he rigged
the 2007 election and was at the helms of affair of the state illegally
for three and a half years, while I, the winner of the election was in
court until the case was eventually decided in my favour in 2010 at the
Court of Appeal.
“If the court having found Oni
guilty of fraudulently occupying the governorship seat of Ekiti State
and had gone ahead to punish him then, we would have been spared this
unnecessary case, which to me only shows how desperate some people can
be, ” Fayemi stated
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