Nigeria, June 22 -- The Accord Party candidate in the 20 June governorship election in Ekiti State, Opeyemi Falegan, has directed his legal team to file a petition before the Election Petition Tribunal to challenge the victory of Governor Biodun Oyebanji.

Mr Falegan, a businessman and philanthropist, said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would also be joined as a respondent in the suit over its conduct of the election.

He disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, alleging that the election was marred by vote-buying, malfunctioning of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), and intimidation of voters.

"We will meet in court. The evidence is overwhelming. From vote buying in broad daylight, to BVAS malfunction, ...