The Ekiti state All
Progressives Congress (APC) Elders’ Forum on Friday appealed to Segun Oni, a
governorship aspirant of the party, to withdraw the suit challenging the
eligibility of Kayode Fayemi, governor-elect of the state, for the July 14
governorship election.
They
made the appeal at the end of a marathon meeting held in Igbara Odo, in Ekiti
south-west local government area of the state.
Oni
was asked to withdraw the case against the governor-elect in the interest of
the party.
In
a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, the APC elders said the
withdrawal of the case by Oni and his group will facilitate an out-of-court
settlement.
The
elders resolved to send a five-man delegation to Oni with a letter appealing
for the withdrawal of the case.
They
also resolved to send a memo to Fayemi to reconcile with Oni.
The
communique read:
“From our findings, the Elders’ Forum is aware that the case is still pending in the Federal High Court, Abuja.”
“We hereby wish to appeal to Chief Segun Oni and his group to withdraw the case from the Federal High Court, Abuja as to facilitate an out-of-court settlement in the interest of the APC Family in Ekiti State, in particular and Nigeria in general.”
Fayemi
won the APC governorship primary held on May 12 in Ado-Ekiti, the state
capital, by polling a total of 941 votes ahead of Oni who scored 481 votes.
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