By Akinwale Kasali
The Court Of Appeal sitting in Lagos has affirmed the victory of All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship Candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as the duly elected Governor of Lagos State.
The Election was held on March 18th 2023. The Court dismissed the appeal by Labour Party, LP, Governorship Candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship Candidate, Olajide Adediran popular as Jandor.
The duo had approach the Appeal Court to challenge the victory of the incumbent Governor at the polls.
The Three-man Panel unanimously affirmed the judgment of the Lagos State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which, on September 25, affirmed the victory of Sanwo-Olu.
It held that the appellants failed to prove their allegations of forgery and non-qualification against Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Kadiri Hamzat.
The Justices held: “Even though they were all pre-election matters, the appellants (PDP and Adeniran) still failed to prove them. The appellants came empty-handed and left empty-handed. They merely enjoyed their day in court. Their petition is dismissed.”
