The Court of Appeal, Lagos, yesterday, affirmed the victory of Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the state governorship election.
It dismissed the suit filed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abdulazeez Adediran (alias Jandor).
In a unanimous decision, the three-member panel led by Justice Yargata Nimpar dismissed the grounds on appeal raised by Adediran.
The panel affirmed the judgment of the tribunal that upheld the victory of Governor Sanwo-Olu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 18, 2023 election.
The panel dismissed the appeal for lacking merit.
“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”, the jurists stated.
Meanwhile, the panel is in the process of delivering the verdict for the appeal lodged by the Labour Party (LP) and its candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivor.
