The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit filed by the former Ekiti State Governor, Segun Oni, challenging the eligibility of Governor Kayode Fayemi to stand as a candidate in the July 14, 2018 governorship poll.

The apex court in a unanimous Judgment delivered by Justice Amirul Sanusi dismissed the suit on the grounds that it has become statute barred and a mere academic exercise.

In the verdict, the court held that Oni’s suit was caught up with section 285 of the 1999 constitution which makes it mandatory that all pre-election cases must be filed within 14 days the cause of action arose.

Mr. Oni who was a governorship aspirant in the last primary election conducted by the APC for the nomination of the flag bearer had dragged Governor Fayemi to court praying for an order disqualifying him from participating in the last governorship election in Ekiti State.

The grouse of his appeal was that Fayemi did not resign as Minister of Solid Mineral three months before the election as required by law.