The three political parties filed different petitions against the outcome of the election won by the Ondo State governorship candidate of Labour Party (LP), Dr Olusegun Mimiko.
The PDP’s candidate, Olusola Oke, candidate of the ACN, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and his counterpart in AP, Olawale Ojo, said the conduct of the election did not follow the provisions of the 2010 Electoral Act.
They argued that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ought not to have declared Mimiko as the winner of the election, which many people adjudged as free and fair.
The petition filed by the AP and its candidate alleged that the electoral umpire unlawfully excluded its candidate’s name and logo from the ballot papers meant for the election.
In the petition submitted to the tribunal secretary, Mr Yusuf Musa, the AP argued that INEC omitted its log on the ballot paper used for the Oct 20 governorship poll in the state, contrary to the 2010 electoral act.
The petitioners insisted that INEC sent three of its officials to monitor its primary held on August 1, 2012 but still excluded its candidate’s name from the list of contestants.
The Accord Party prayed the tribunal to order INEC to conduct fresh poll that would allow its candidate participate.
The PDP and its candidate in their petition alleged irregularities, manipulation of votes and outright falsification of results in some areas of the state.
In the petition filed by his lead counsel, Mr Kayode Olatoke, the PDP’s candidate prayed for the nullification of the election and the conduct of another one.
Alternatively, he asked the tribunal to declare him as the winner of the election.
In the same vein, the ACN and its candidate filed a 190-paragraph, 403 pages petition at the tribunal, praying for the nullification of the election as Mimiko was not duly elected by a majority of lawful votes.
SundayTribune
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