Ekiti South: Senate spokesman Adeyeye reacts over tribunal Judgement, heads to appeal



Senator Adedayo Adeyeye (APC Ekiti South) has kicked against the judgement of election petitions tribunal in Ekiti State which nullified his election.

The tribunal had in its judgement in Ado Ekiti Tuesday , nullified Adeyeye’s election as Senator representing Ekiti South and declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in the February 23, 2019 National Assembly election ,  Senator Abiodun Olujimi as winner .

But Adeyeye in a personally signed statement said the judgement would not stand since according to him, “is an open robbery.”

The statement reads, “The  judgement of the tribunal today is not short of open robbery and a direct assault on the integrity of the Nigerian judiciary .

“The whole world know that the Senatorial election of February 23rd was the freest and fairest in the history of our state. No doubt the judgement was purchased and  upon proper scrutiny , the filthy lucre that influenced it will be revealed.

“The judges shamelessly contradicted themselves throughout the judgement. 

“They went to great lengths to reach a conclusion that did not follow from the premise with jaundiced and twisted logic. 

“To the teeming masses of Ekiti south whose votes the tribunal is trying to steal for Olujimi , they should be rest assured that the judgement will not stand. I have instructed my lawyers to immediately proceed on appeal and by the grace of Almighty God , we shall have justice.”

He added that he will remained  focused on his  duty to his  constituents and the Nation .

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