The Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has approached the Court of Appeal, Ado-Ekiti, to challenge the powers of the Ekiti State High Court to hear a case challenging his eligibility to contest the June 21 governorship election.Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi, had on Monday assumed jurisdiction and refused an application to set aside an order abridging the time for Fayose to file his defence in the case filed by members of Ekiti-11, Mr. Adeniyi Ajakaiye and Olufemi Ajayi.In the Notice of Appeal filed on Tuesday at the High Court of Justice, Ado-Ekiti, Fayose through his team of lawyers led by Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN) accused the trial judge of denying him fair hearing.The respondents are, Ajakaiye, Ajayi, Peoples Democratic Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission.Fayose also asked the judge to stay further proceedings in the suit pending determination of the interlocutory appeal.The motion on notice was brought pursuant to Order 39 Rules 1, Order 54 Rule 1 of Ekiti State (Civil Procedure) Rules 2011 and under the inherent jurisdiction of the court.Meanwhile, a coalition of Ekiti Youth, okada riders and women groups on Wednesday stormed the court to protest against the ongoing case.Their spokesperson, Mr. Joel Ogunmodede, said the case filed by members of E-11 was a subtle attempt to scuttle the mandate of the Ekiti people given to Fayose and plunge the state into crisis for possible declaration of the state of emergency .Ogunmodede said, “This protest is going to be a continuous one. We are not going to rest until we see that justice will be done in this case. There was an election and Fayose won in all the 16 local government areas. So, what we are expecting now is Fayose’s being sworn-in as the governor of Ekiti State.”Fayose stated that the judge erred in law to have assumed that he had become “functus officio” and thus could not set aside a ruling granted ex-parte.He argued that he had 14 days within which to file and serve a counter-affidavit to the originating summons instead of the three days granted by the lower court against him.He, therefore, asked the appellate court to set aside the order of the lower court delivered on the June 6, abridging the time within which he was to file and serve a counter-affidavit to the originating summons.Fayose also contended that Justice Ogunyemi erred in law when he overruled the Preliminary Objection and assumed jurisidiction to hear the case.


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Lawyers will be happy,time to make money....

It's not yet Uhuru for Ayo Fayose. Could what happened between Rotimi Amaechi and Celestine Omehia in Rivers State in 2007 happen to Fayose?

@Orlando owoh
what are you implying? That the court will ask fayemi to continue or what? you must be very very very high on kunu

Personaly,I never tot Fayose was eligible to contest that election. Gej jus imposed him.
Here's someone who was impeached and also has a coruptn court case pending.
It jus a case of an ineligible candidate winnin election- only Nja

Don't they ever get tired of suing ni?
I wish they'd gracefully accept defeat.
well, goodluck to them!

[quote author=TyHadebimpe]Don't they ever get tired of suing ni?
I wish they'd gracefully accept defeat.
well, goodluck to them! [/quote
havest time for lawyers....

cktheluckyman: @Orlando owoh
what are you implying? That the court will ask fayemi to continue or what? you must be very very very high on kunu

Nope they'll ask d runner up during their party primary to replace him. Fayose is just postponing the evil day. I see some implo-explosion about to occur in Ekiti PDP; the fight for who's going to take over after Fayose is removed is about to start. Ekiti really deserve what they got!

cktheluckyman: @Orlando owoh
what are you implying? That the court will ask fayemi to continue or what? you must be very very very high on kunu

Celestine Omehia who was used to replaced Amaechi, the winner of the primary election, was asked by the Supreme Court to quit for Amaechi. As at this period, Omehia had already won the governorship election.