The Lagos governorship election petition tribunal has
affirmed Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the duly elected governor of the state.
In a judgment delivered on Monday, the tribunal dismissed
the petition of the Labour Party (LP) and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, its candidate,
for lacking in merit.
Rhodes-Vivour approached the tribunal to challenge
Sanwo-Olu's electoral victory in the March 11 polls.
He asked the court to nullify the governor's election on the grounds of non-qualification and corrupt practices as well as non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022.
In his petition, the LP candidate also argued that the
Sanwo-Olu was not duly elected by a majority of the lawful votes cast.
The petitioners also challenged the eligibility of Obafemi
Hamzat, Sanwo-Olu's running- mate, alleging that he had sworn allegiance to the
US, becoming a citizen of the country, and has renounced his Nigerian
citizenship.
Earlier, the tribunal had struck out the petition of
Abdul-Azeez Adeniran, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
challenging Sanwo-Olu's election as governor of Lagos state.
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