The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has dismissed an appeal by the PDP and its governorship candidate in Lagos State, Abdulazeez Adediran, against re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat.
The court upheld the 25 September decision of the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal affirming the victory of Mr Sanwo-Olu and Mr Hamzat in the 18 March 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.
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“The appellants came empty-handed and left empty-handed.
“Their petition lacked merit and is dismissed,” the court held.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that, as of the time of this report, the court was delivering judgment in a…