Afrigather The Supreme Courtroom has confirmed Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s place because the Governor of Lagos State, reinforcing the choice initially made in March 2023 by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC).
The Election and Its Aftermath
Within the governorship election, INEC declared Sanwo-Olu the winner, a choice that was quickly contested. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Social gathering, with a vote depend of 312,329, and Abdulazeez Adediran of the Folks’s Democratic Social gathering, securing 62,449 votes, challenged the election outcomes.
Their dissatisfaction led them to the Lagos State Election Petitions Tribunal, looking for to overturn Sanwo-Olu’s victory.
The Tribunal’s Determination and Additional Appeals
The tribunal, on September 25, discovered no advantage within the appeals by Adediran and Rhodes-Vivour, resulting in the dismissal of their fits. Undeterred, each politicians moved their battle to the appellate court. Nevertheless, much like the tribunal, the appellate court docket additionally dismissed their fits.
The Supreme Courtroom’s Remaining Verdict
As their remaining recourse, each challengers approached the Supreme Courtroom. In a ruling this morning, the apex court docket upheld the judgment of the Courtroom of Attraction in Lagos.
The Supreme Courtroom dismissed Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour’s attraction, citing a scarcity of advantage.
Following the ruling of Sanwo-Olu as Lagos governor, the main focus now shifts to how this choice will form the trajectory of Lagos’s improvement and governance within the coming years.
