Mr. Ayodele Fayose
An Ekiti State High Court on Monday adjourned a case seeking
to stop the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, from
contesting the June 21 governorship election, till June 30.
Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi adjourned the case following an
objection raised by Fayose’s counsel, Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN).
The plaintiff, Ekiti-Eleven, is seeking the court to compel
Fayose to explain circumstances surrounding his 2006 impeachment.
The applicant contended that the former Ekiti governor
failed to disclose vital information regarding the grounds of his impeachment
in form CFO1 submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The defendants are Fayose, the Independent National
Electoral Commission and the Peoples Democratic Party.
At the resumed hearing on Monday, the plaintiff’s lead
counsel, Mr. Norrison Quakers (SAN), pleaded for accelerated hearing of the
case.
He submitted that the case was ripe for accelerated hearing
because the defendants had been served the notice after the court ruled that
fayose be served through substituted means.
But in a counter argument, Raji argued that the case before
the court was not ripe for hearing since there was no written application.
He said the case could still continue even if his client
eventually won the Saturday election.
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