The Abuja Federal High Court has affirmed Oladipupo Adebutu as winner of Ogun State Governorship Primary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) after dismissing a suit by Jimi Lawal for lacking reliable and credible evidence.

In the judgment delivered Thursday, by Justice Inyang Ekwo, the trial judge described Lawal as a “spoiler”, as hejoined PDP in March from the All Progressives Congress, APC, and participated in the Governorship Primary held in May.

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Jimi Lawal who contested the May 25 governorship primary election of PDP had challenged the emergence of Oladipupo Adebutu alleging that unlawful and invalid delegates list was fraudulently used by PDP to conduct the election.

Lawal had prayed that the purported primary election be cancelled and another conducted with the authentic adhoc delegates