Supreme Court Dismisses LP Petition Against Sanwolu’s Re-Election

The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal, which had upheld the re-election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as Governor of Lagos State.

Delivering a lead judgment on Friday,  Justice Garba Lawal, said the apex court panel unanimously held that the appeal by the Labour Party and its governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, was unmeritorious and therefore liable for dismissal.

The apex court said parties should bear their respective costs.

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The judgement was on an appeal filed by the Labour Party and its governorship, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, challenging the re-election of Sanwo-Olu and his deputy.

Recall that the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, had on November 15, 2023, dismissed Rhodes-Vivour’s appeal, having affirmed the decision of the Lagos State Governorship Tribunal which upheld Sanwo-Olu’s re-election.

The Labour Party and it’s gubernatorial candidate had urged the court to allow the appeal and to set aside the decision of the tribunal and grant the reliefs sought.

The appellants also  asked the court to interpret Section 182 (1) (a) of the Constitution and its implication to the qualification of 2nd and 3rd respondents.

The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Sanwo-Olu, winner of the governorship election having polled 762,134 votes to defeat his close challenger, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party (LP), who scored 312,329 votes.