The All Progressives Congress in Lagos State has actually prompted opposition celebrations to end partisan politics and support Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, following the Supreme Court affirmation of his election on Friday.
The Lagos State APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, offered this recommendations on Friday in his congratulatory declaration on Mr Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat’s success at the pinnacle court.
Mr Ojelabi stated: “Those in opposition are recommended to coordinate with the APC federal government in Lagos State so that jointly, they will serve the individuals much better. The age of partisan politics has actually ended and all hands ought to be on deck now towards contributing our quotas targeted at making Lagos the Centre of Excellence through great, significant and exceptional programs for individuals.”
Praising the APC household and individuals of Lagos State at big, Mr Ojelabi stated that the triumph was long waited for and well-deserved.
The chairman thanked the celebration members and followers for their consistent assistance for the APC and the federal government of Mr Sanwo-Olu throughout the years.
Mr Ojelabi included that the triumph had more strengthened that the votes cast by electorate on March 18, 2023, for the joint tickets of Messrs Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat “were and are not a waste however for the development and advancement of the state.”
He guaranteed Lagos locals that the Sanwo-Olu-led administration would continue to provide on its electoral pledges to introduce more dividends of democracy.
He explained the consentaneous judgment by justices of the Supreme Court as an additional statement of the court’s belief in utilizing reliable judicial declarations and judgments to reinforce and entrench democracy.
He included: “The APC in Lagos commemorates the triumph of Governor Sanwo-Olu as the appropriately democratically chosen guv of Lagos State. I praise our Governor, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, for this last success at the Supreme Court today.
“We in the APC in Lagos State accept the last judgment and value the due diligence and the procedure of guideline of law.”
Remember that the Labour Party’s Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and the Peoples Democratic Party’s Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) had actually approached the peak court to challenge Mr Sanwo-Olu’s success in the election.
The LP prospect prompted the Supreme Court to hold that the March 18 election was spoiled by abnormalities and non-compliance with the Electoral Act.
He likewise included that the Lagos State deputy guv was not certified to object to the election.
Mr Adediran submitted 34 premises of appeal, asking the peak court to upturn the decision of the Lagos State governorship election tribunal and the court of appeal.
The pinnacle court in a consentaneous choice on Friday, promoted Mr Sanwo-Olu’s election.
The court likewise dismissed the appeals of LP’s Rhodes-Vivour and PDP’s Adediran for doing not have in benefit and a gross abuse of court procedure.
The Supreme Court dismissed the 2 different appeals that challenged Mr Sanwo-Olu’s return as winner of the governorship election kept in the state on March 18.
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