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An Ado Ekiti Federal High Court on Monday began sitting in the suit filed by former governor, Segun Oni challenging the eligibility of Governor Kayode Fayemi to contest the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries as a sitting minister.
The matter, which was transferred from a Federal High court in the FCT, was to of the Federal High court tAdo Ekiti came up on Monday in Ado-Ekiti.
An aspirant in the primaries who is also a lawyer, Mr Ajayi Olowo, approached the court to be joined in the suit as an interested party.
Olowo, prayed the court to join him in the suit, so as to hasten hearing in the case, saying the applicant, Oni, has no case and that his application should be dismissed.
Earlier, counsel to the applicant, Chief Anthony Adeniyi, filed a motion to amend the applicant’s response to the preliminary objection of the defendant, Dr Fayemi.
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