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Appeal Court affirms Sanwo-Olu’s victory
You came empty-handed, left empty-handed, judges tell PDP’s Jandor
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IBRAHIM QUADRI
The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Wednesday affirmed the victory of the State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election.
The appellate court dismissed the appeals brought against the re-election of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP).
In a unanimous judgement, the three-member panel of the appellate court led by Justice Yargata Nimpar dismissed the appeal and affirmed Sanwo-Olu as the duly elected Governor of Lagos State.
In his reaction to the judgement, Sanwo-Olu said, “With sense of humility, I welcome the decision of the Court of Appeal, which ruled today in our favour, thereby validating the position of Lagosians who freely cast their ballots to return my deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat and I as Governor and Deputy Governor of our dear State. We do not take it for granted.
“Today’s judicial pronouncements, like those of the Lagos State Elections Petition Tribunal, have buoyed my confidence in our country’s judicial system. The Court examined all the issues and did justice to them, without leaving anyone in doubt as to who is the rightful winner of the election.
“Our party, the All Progressives Congress(APC) will continue to maintain its firm belief in the judicial process.
“My deputy and I have satisfied all the constitutional requirements and are now more focused on delivering the democratic dividends to our people.
“With deep gratitude to the Almighty God, I humbly accept today’s Appeal Court verdict, with a sense of responsibility and a desire to continue with the giant strides of our administration so as to leave a great legacy for our people.
“The judicial victory has further strengthened my resolve to impact the lives of Lagos residents positively, regardless of their political persuasion, in line with our THEMES+ development agenda.
“We urge our opponents to embrace the olive branch and join our sure march to the Greater Lagos that keeps rising by the day.” Sanwo-Olu submitted.
.You came empty-handed, left empty-handed, Appeal Court tells Jandor
However,The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Wednesday told candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Lagos State, Mr Abdulazeez Adediran that he came empty-handed to prosecute his case against the elected Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The Appeal Court told Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, while ruling in the appeal, that his case against the re-election of Gov Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat lacked merit.
The Court subsequently dismissed the appeal by the PDP and its governorship candidate and then upheld the September 25th decision of the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which affirmed the victory of Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat in the March 18 governorship poll.
It held that the appellants failed to prove their allegations of forgery and non-qualification against Sanwo-Olu and his deputy.
“Though they were all pre-election matters, the appellants, PDP and its candidate, Adeniran, still failed to prove them.
“The appellants came empty-handed and left empty-handed. Their petition lacked merit and is dismissed,” the court ruled.
As at the time of this report, the court was delivering judgment in a similar appeal by Labour Party and its candidate for the election.
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