BREAKING: Hope For Labour Party As Tribunal Delivers Judgement On PDP, Jandor’s Petition, Sanwo-Olu’s Election

BREAKING: Hope For Labour Party As Tribunal Delivers Judgement On PDP, Jandor’s Petition, Sanwo-Olu’s Election

The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal has upheld the victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, affirming him as the duly elected governor of the state.

Justice Mikail Abdullahi, speaking on behalf of the three-member panel, delivered a unanimous judgment on Monday. The tribunal ruled that the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate Olajide Adediran lacked merit and consequently dismissed it.

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Before arriving at the verdict, the court addressed preliminary objections raised by the parties. It affirmed its competence and jurisdiction to hear the petition, which had been settled at the preliminary stage.

The tribunal then considered whether Sanwo-Olu and his deputy Obafemi Hamzat were validly nominated by their party for the election. It concluded that this was a pre-election matter unrelated to the conduct of the polls being contested.

Additionally, the tribunal noted that the petitioners were not members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the 4th respondent, and therefore lacked the standing to challenge the party’s primaries that produced both candidates.

Regarding the alleged forged certificate presented by Governor Sanwo-Olu, the tribunal observed that the petitioner, Jandor, admitted during his testimony that he did not attend Community Grammar School, Ijebu-Ife, where the certificate originated. He also confirmed that the school’s principal was still alive. The tribunal questioned why he did not call the principal or any staff as witnesses to testify about the certificate.

In conclusion, the tribunal ruled, “that the petition lacks merit and is accordingly dismissed. I affirm the election and return of Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu as the duly elected governor of Lagos state. Parties are to bear their cost.”

The tribunal adjourned briefly and will reconvene to give judgment in the petition of the Labour Party (LP).

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