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Supreme Court Trashes Rhodes-Vivour, Jandor’s Appeals, Declares Sanwo-Olu As Duly Elected Governor Of Lagos State

Sanwo-Olu had earlier urged the Supreme Court to dismiss challenges to his victory in the February 25 governorship election.

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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Abdulazeez Adediran and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour

The Supreme Court has affirmed Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s victory as the duly elected Governor of Lagos State.

VerseNews reports that Justice Garba Lawal, delivering judgment on Friday, rejected the appeal from the Labour Party’s candidate, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour.

Sanwo-Olu had earlier urged the Supreme Court to dismiss challenges to his victory in the February 25 governorship election.

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However, Rhodes-Vivour, along with the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Abdulazeez Adediran, contested Sanwo-Olu’s victory.

The Labour Party called on the apex court to declare the March 18 election flawed due to irregularities and non-compliance with the Electoral Act.

They also argued that Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat was ineligible to participate in the election.

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Similarly, Adediran presented 34 grounds of appeal, seeking to overturn the decisions of the Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal and the Court of Appeal.

However, Sanwo-Olu’s counsel, Nas Ogunsakin, pointed out that the applicants failed to provide evidence supporting their claims, and the witnesses they brought were deemed incompetent.

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