Ekiti 2026: APC, SDP counsel disagree over relocation of tribunal’s sitting
The APC counsel said his SDP counterpart's claim that the request to move the tribunal from Ekiti State was still awaiting a decision is untrue because the President of the Court of Appeal has already directed that the sitting should continue in Ado-Ekiti. The post Ekiti 2026: APC, SDP counsel disagree over relocation of tribunal’s sitting appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) legal teams clashed at the Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday over concerns regarding the safety of the SDP's lawyer and the tribunal's relocation. SDP counsel Ebenezer Akinbuyi alleged that he had been attacked by a crowd within the tribunal premises during a previous sitting, resulting in an injury to his finger.
This incident prompted the SDP legal team to seek the relocation of the proceedings to Abuja, writing to the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem. However, the APC counsel, Adetunji Oso, disagreed with the SDP's request to relocate the tribunal, arguing that the panel was properly constituted to continue hearing the petitions in Ado-Ekiti.
The tribunal had previously adjourned proceedings following Akinbuyi's absence and a letter requesting an adjournment pending a decision on the relocation request. APC counsel Kabir Akingbolu accused the SDP of using repeated adjournment applications to delay the hearing, questioning the basis of the petition challenging Governor Biodun Oyebanji's victory.
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