Agagu drags Kunlere to Court over senatorial poll

Senatorial race:

Agagu drags Kunlere to Tribunal

...Akinyugha,Rawa,Agboola,challenge LP victory    

Former Governor of Ondo State,Dr. Olusegun Agagu,who is also the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] Senatorial flagbearer has dragged the Ondo South Senatorial  winner of the election on the platform of Labour Party[LP],Barrister Boluwaji Kunlere,before the State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting at Akure.

When Sunshine Voice correspondent visited the tribunal venue within the state High Court premises on Wednesday,discovered that Agagu, who contested on the platform of the PDP,filed his petition on April 29.

The ikale born politician,Agagu in his petition alleged gross irregularities in the conduct of the poll maintaining that there was a large scale violence and snatching of ballot boxes on the day of the National Assemby elections.

The tribunal has fixed October 27 this year as the possible date of delivering judgment on the case.

Also, the current PDP member, representing Ilaje/Ese Odo Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Chief Agboola Ajayi, has challenged the declaration of LPs candidate, Chief Raphael Nomiye, as the winner of the election in his constituency.

Ajayi, who also filed his petition on April 29, is also expected to receive the tribunals verdict on October 27.

In the same vein, the Action Congress of Nigeria[ACN]candidate,Mr Rawa Felix  has also challenged the victory of Nomiye as winner of the Ilaje/Ese Odo federal constituency election.

The candidate of ACN in the election, Mr. Rawa Felix, argued that the poll was allegedly manipulated by the Independent National Electoral Commission[INEC] in favour of the LP.


The PDPs candidate in the Idanre/Ifedore Federal constituency, Mr. Akinyugha Jones, has also filed a petition to contest the victory of Mr. Bakare Moshood Abiodun of the LP.

The tribunal is expected to deliver judgment on all the petitions on October 27, 2011.