Olusegun Oni

Olusegun Oni, also known as Segun Oni, is a Nigerian politician and a former Governor of Ekiti State[1][2] between May 29, 2007 and October 14, 2010. He was a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). In 2014 he defected from the PDP and joined the newly formed opposition party All Progressive Congress (APC). He currently holds the position of Deputy National Chairman South.[3]

Olusegun Oni
Deputy National Chairman of All Progressive Congress (South)
Assumed office
2014
Governor of Ekiti State
In office
29 May 2007 – 15 October 2010
Preceded byTope Ademiluyi
Succeeded byKayode Fayemi
Personal details
Born (1954-09-05) September 5, 1954
Ifaki, Ekiti

Birth and education

Olusegun Oni was born at Ifaki, Ekiti State on 5 September 1954. He attended the Methodist Secondary Modern School, Ifaki Ekiti (1965–1968) and Wesley College, Ibadan (1969–1971). He took a post at the Community Secondary Modern School, Ido Ekiti, from January 1972 to July 1973, then moved to Ayetoro-Iloro High School, Ayetoro/Iloro Ekiti, moving to the University of Ife in September, 1974.[4]

Segun became a corporate member, Nigerian Society of Engineers in 1987. In 1988, he became a COREN registered Engineer.[5] He was Treasurer, Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (1986–1988). Segun Oni was a foundation member of the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) in Ekiti.[4]

Governor of Ekiti State

Olusegun Oni was elected governor of Ekiti State in April 2007 on the PDP platform. He was removed from office on 15 October 2010 following the Judgement of an Appeal Court which ruled against him.[6]

Election controversy

Oni's election as governor has been contentious with his main opponent in the 2007 general election, Dr. Kayode Fayemi challenging his victory at the Election Petition Tribunal in Ekiti State.

Segun Oni was briefly thrown out of office after the court of appeal upturned the decision of a lower court after the April 2007 general election. In Ekiti State, effort to get a governor at a point during his tenure using the re-run election of 2009 was "marked by violence and intimidation since the man elected back in 2007, Segun Oni, was thrown out of office after massive vote-rigging emerged".[7]

Apart from violence, adding to the controversy was the conduct of the electoral commissioner who initially refused to announce the results of the re-run election. "The electoral commissioner was supposed to announce poll results last week after the initial re-run but refused to do so, alleging fraud, and temporarily went into hiding".[8] The result of the re-run election was also challenged by his arch-rival, Dr. Kayode Fayemi at the Ekiti State re-Constituted Election Petition Tribunal.

In May 2010, Oni won by a split decision (3:2) at the election petition tribunal. "The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, upheld the election of incumbent Governor Segun Oni, thereby dismissing the petition filed by the Action Congress (AC) Governorship candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi".[9] The "Majority ruling declares Oni winner with 109,000 to Dr. Kayode Fayemi's 106,000 after deductions of unlawful votes were made".[10] [11] ruling opposed this by upholding that "We hold that the Petitioners have duly and dutifully proved their case". Two judges supported the minority judgement while three judges endorsed the majority ruling.[12][13] He was removed from office on 15 October following the Judgement of the Appeal Court which ruled against him in favour of his opponent Kayode Fayemi.

Personal life

Oni is married to Olukemi Adetola (née Ogunsiji) and they have two children, a girl and a boy.

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References
  1. "Ekitinigeria". Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. "Segun Oni is Ekiti state Governor". 234Next News.
  3. "New 007 mission for Jaguar Land Rover". The Sun Nigeria. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. "Great Ife ..." Olusegun Oni. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  5. "Professional Affiliation". SegunOni.
  6. Ogunje, Victor. "Nigeria: Ekiti - Oni, PDP Take Back Seat as Fayemi Begins Reign". All Africa. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  7. "Town poll tests Nigeria democracy". 5 May 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. "Soldiers quell Nigeria opposition". 6 May 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  9. "Election view". ThisDay.
  10. "Myondostate Free Spins « 💡 Freespins Utan Insättning". Myondostate Free Spins. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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  12. "Jak Zarabiać Na Opcjach Binarnych". www.myondostate.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  13. "The Nation Newspaper Nigeria - Read Latest Nigeria News". The Nation Nigeria. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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