Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has described as
anomalous the likely bid by Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to seek
re-election in 2018.
Fayose had said on Monday that he would contest the 2018
governorship election so that he could serve his first term which was
truncated in 2006.
Fayose was impeached in 2006, but the Supreme Court in 2014
nullified the impeachment that ousted him from the office about seven months to
the end of his first term.
Falana said on Tuesday that Fayose’s bid to seek re-election
would amount to tenure elongated which no court could grant.
He said, “Tenure extension by a governor under any disguise
is anomalous. No court can prolong the tenure of a sitting governor buying the
two terms prescribed by the Constitution.
“In the case of Gov Rasheed Ladoja v INEC the appellant
wanted an extension of his term of office to allow him to spend extra 11 months
while he was fighting his impeachment from outside.
“Although the Supreme Court had set aside his impeachment it
was held that the relief was illegal and unconstitutional.
Sourece: Punchng
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