The Supreme Court has actually verified Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s position as the Governor of Lagos State, strengthening the choice at first made in March 2023 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC.
The Election and Its Aftermath
In the governorship election, INEC stated Sanwo-Olu the winner, a choice that was quickly objected to. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party, with a vote count of 312,329, and Abdulazeez Adediran of individuals’s Democratic Party, protecting 62,449 votes, challenged the election results.
Their discontentment led them to the Lagos State Election Petitions Tribunal, looking for to reverse Sanwo-Olu’s success.
The Tribunal’s Decision and Further Appeals
The tribunal, on September 25, discovered no benefit in the appeals by Adediran and Rhodes-Vivour, causing the termination of their matches. Undeterred, both political leaders moved their fight to the appellate courtComparable to the tribunal, the appellate court likewise dismissed their matches.
The Supreme Court’s Final Verdict
As their last option, both oppositions approached the Supreme Court. In a judgment today, the pinnacle court supported the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Lagos.
The Supreme Court dismissed Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour’s appeal, mentioning an absence of benefit.
Following the judgment of Sanwo-Olu as Lagos guv, the focus now moves to how this choice will form the trajectory of Lagos’s advancement and governance in the coming years.