Ondo tribunal: Accord Party Knows Fate Today

The Justice Andovar Kaka’an-led three-member Ondo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will today (Monday) determine whether it would hear the petition filed by the state chapter the Accord Party in the October 20, 2012 election in Ondo State.

The state chapter of the party had petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission for disenfranchising its candidate, Mr. Olawale Ojo, from participating in the governorship poll.

But the national secretariat of the party approached the tribunal and filed an application dissociating itself from the petition.

The party asked the tribunal to strike out the petition because it did not present any candidate for the poll, which was won by Governor Olusegun Mimiko of the Labour Party.

When the case was mentioned last week Tuesday, Messrs Olanrewaju Olaniyan, and Dr. Ajibola Falaye, appeared again before the tribunal and introduced themselves separately to the court as chairmen of the party in the state.

Olaniyan argued that he remained the authentic chairman, while Falaye said he was the acting-Chairman.

Obviously uncomfortable with the confusion again, the tribunal chairman ordered them out of the court.