The Supreme Court, Friday morning, upholds the election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as duly elected governor of Lagos State.
In reaching the decision, the apex court dismissed the appeal of the Labour Party’s candidate in the 2023 governorship poll, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, for lacking in merit.
The lead judgement was read by Justice Garba Lawal alongside other justices, who made up the panel for Lagos- Justices Inyang Okoro, Emmanuel Agim, uwani Abba-aji, Adamu Jauro are reading their version.
It’s a unanimous decision.
They said the petition was a gross abuse of court process.
Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress defeated the candidates of the LP, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, and PDP’s Azeez Adediran, to win the governorship election.
Displeased with the outcome of the election, the LP and PDP candidates challenged Sanwo-Olu’s victory at the tribunal.
The tribunal dismissed their petitions for lacking in merit.
Challenging the decision at the Court of Appeal, Adediran filed 34 grounds of appeal, while Rhodes-Vivour filled 21. The appeals were also dismissed.
The two candidates appealed against the appellate court’s judgment and asked the apex court to vacate the order.
