We will reclaim stolen mandate in court, says Fayose

· Condemns Buhari for allegedly using security agents to rig election


Recovering from the shock of Saturday’s defeat of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the Ekiti State governorship election, Governor Ayodele Fayose on Monday said his party would reclaim “the stolen mandate in court.”

APC candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, won the election, but Fayose said PDP and its governorship candidate, Prof. Kola Olusola, would laugh last.

‘’As for me, I am Peter Ayodele Fayose, I hold my head high. I can never be suppressed. I don’t lose battles and I will not lose this. By the power of God, I will laugh last. If APC truly won, why was it that there was no jubilation in Ekiti? That victory of Kayode Fayemi is pyrrhic; we will reclaim the stolen mandate in the court by the power of God”, the out-going governor stated for the first time, since the election on Saturday.

The governor also condemned President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly using the security agents to rig the election in favour of his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC).