Appeal Court Validates Sanwo-Olu's Gubernatorial Of Lagosu

The judgement was delivered by a three-man panel - Justice Yargata Nimpa, Justice Samuel Bola, and Justice Paul Bassey

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate Olajide Adediran filed an appeal contesting Babajide Sanwo-Olu's legitimacy as the state's legitimate winner of the March 18, 2023, governorship election, but the State and National Assembly Appeal Court in Lagos State dismissed the case.

The three-member panel unanimously upheld the ruling of the Lagos State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which had declared Babajide Sanwo-Olu the winner on September 25, 2023.

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It was decided that the appellants' claims against Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, of falsification and non-qualification were unfounded.

The judges decided as follows: "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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