•Affirms Election Of Governor Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat
The judgment of the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Ikeja, which affirmed the return of Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Dr Obafemi Hamzat as the Governor and Deputy Governor of the state respectively, was, on Wednesday, affirmed.
It was affirmed by the State and National Assembly Appeal Court sitting in Lagos.
In a unanimous decision of the court handed down by Justices Yargata Nimpa, Samuel Bola and Paul Bassey, the upper court threw out the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for lack of merit.
The victory of Sanwo-Olu as the validly elected winner of the March 18 governorship election in the state had been challenged by the opposition PDP and its candidate, Olajide Adediran.
However, the three-man panel affirmed the decision of the lower Tribunal, which on September 25 affirmed the victory of Sanwo-Olu and Dr Hamzat.
The Court of Appeal held that the appellants failed to prove their allegations of forgery and non-qualification against Sanwo-Olu and his deputy Dr Hamzat.
The justices declared: “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.”
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