The Appeal Court on Wednesday unanimously affirmed the election of the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat.
The Lagos state commissioner of information, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this in a statement and said the State and National Assembly Appeal Court sitting in Lagos dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Olajide Adediran, known as Jandor.
The PDP and Jandor were both challenging the victory of Sanwo-Olu as the validly elected winner of the March 18 governorship election in Lagos State.
“The three-man panel unanimously affirmed the decision of the Lagos State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which on September 25 affirmed the victory of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu,” Omotosho wrote on X.
He said the panel held that the appellants failed to prove their allegations of forgery and non-qualification against Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Hamzat.
“Even though they were all pre-election matters, the appellants (PDP and Adeniran) still failed to prove them,” the justices held.
“The appellants came empty-handed and left empty-handed. They merely enjoyed their day in court.
“Their petition is dismissed,” the justices added.
